Mark W Sewell

A great cafe chat greenhouse incubator this week by @Lighthouse_onl with good ideas from young & old about how to manage our professional & personal stages of life thru stability & expansion.

BEDBLOCK: With Tanya Southworth. My friend tells us all about the volunteers in Illawarra hospitals that help older ppl accept the next stage of life. The power and value of the STARS youtu.be/y1judyR0RE8?fe… via @YouTube

BEDBLOCK: With Mark Sewell: Here come the Baby Boomers turning 80! It’s really GOOD news and some bad news at the same time! youtu.be/XaR1FyuYzbk?fe… via @YouTube

BEDBLOCK Part1: With Hospital CEO Margot Mains: Not just an older people issue, Listen how it affects us all! youtu.be/U1vNCEoZqxk?fe… via @YouTube

I’m a STARS volunteer, helping older people choose to leave hospital and live somewhere suitable for them. I love visiting our local hospitals with a purpose. Anyone who knows about aged care can join me. Wanna join me & sign up? CommunityIndustryGroup search.app/3YWZtssE1YydB4…

It is a gutless disgrace that in the extreme use of the guillotine to rush through 30+ bills the @AlboMP @AustralianLabor Government still has not passed its own @Petajan Murphy Inquiry recommendations to ban online sports bet ads and inducements. abc.net.au/news/2024-11-2…

The government can rush through far-reaching social media bans under the scant cover of a sham 24 hour inquiry, and yet won’t implement any of the 31 considered recommendations of the cross-party Murphy inquiry into gambling harm that’s been on its desk for 17 months? 🤷‍♂️🤨

What is the collective noun for a lunch group of retired NFP CEOs? Had another great catch up today with @Margare7589744 @roy_W_rogers MelindaWilliams Gareth McKeen & me.

Loved working with this great group on their public media news management skills. instagram.com/p/C_T4gqkhrBN/…

Japan’s lonely death crisis. It’s happening here too & may get worse if we don’t make some simple but profound changes. Why are so many elderly ppl dying alon... youtu.be/xAdugD09vps?si… via @YouTube

'The days of problem gambling in this state are numbered. It is now a matter of when, not if. I look forward to the days those machine of misery (pokies), in their factories of despair, are no longer feeding off some of the most vulnerable people in our state.' @Dom_Perrottet

I’m honoured to sign ⁦the ⁦@ReformGambling⁩ open letter to the Prime Minister calling for the phased ban of ALL gambling ads, joining a broad coalition of Australian political, community, union and public health leaders demanding real reform NOW! agr.org.au/open-letter-to…

The business model of the gambling industry is deceptively, devastatingly simple: 1. Entice punters with saturation marketing. 2. Enslave with products designed to addict. 3. Exploit 2% of gambling victims responsible for 40% of profits. Thanks @mbird12 for the insight.

Shocking mismanagement of public funds meant for older people’s care. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/…

It’s great to see better focus on home care quality audits! There are many small new home care providers without decent systems & commitment to quality care. Older ppl in their own home is not a place for a rapid escalation of a commercial care market. theweeklysource.com.au/home-care/aged…

As if ppl enter 24/7 res care due to choice! It’s the last resort and a better alternative than living in hospital for the rest of your life. Thats where the big growth in older ppl’s 24/7 care is! agedcareinsite.com.au/2024/07/home-c…

Unintended consequences: CHSP & private services are replacing HCP level 1, older ppl have waited over 6 months to get their level 2 or 3 HC package, & res care admissions are at a lower rate of a bigger older pop because new beds aren’t being built. theweeklysource.com.au/home-care/home…

@PaulSadlerCnslt @VivAllanson Yes someone has to keep working hard.

@markwsewell @VivAllanson I only missed out on the photo because I left early to attend a meeting!

Emeritus leaders lunch today organised by SteveTeulan with @PaulSadlerCnslt , @VivAllanson, IllanaHalliday, GillianMcFee, RobFreeman, RaadRichards, MarkSewell, IanWilson & JillPretty. So many great reflections on aged care history & reform.

@k_eagar @drkerrynphelps @Mark_Butler_MP @RyanPark_Keira @ChrisMinnsMP @StevenJMiles @JacintaAllanMP @MaryAnneThomas @jeremyrockliff @RogerCookMLA @ShannonFentiman @PMalinauskasMP @ABarrMLA Yeah. Nothing to be proud of, hopefully a lot of reflective review and analysis.

@drkerrynphelps I wonder how it feels being a Premier or Minister for Health when life expectancy has fallen on your watch? @Mark_Butler_MP @RyanPark_Keira @ChrisMinnsMP @StevenJMiles @JacintaAllanMP @MaryAnneThomas @jeremyrockliff @RogerCookMLA @ShannonFentiman @PMalinauskasMP @ABarrMLA

Life expectancy has dropped in Australia for the first time in decades, a new government report says - ABC News. What a mystery! abc.net.au/news/2024-07-0…