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Study: Mindfulness meditation in residential aged care

Beaté’ s research publication aims to provide better emotional and spiritual support to older people living in residential aged care. The study evaluates what residents considered were the benefits of participating in a mindfulness meditation group and how it enhanced their spiritual growth/wellbeing.

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Tech Connect Book Cover

Beaté Steller is the author of Tech Connect: Staying Meaningfully Connected in Aged Care – A Leader’s Guide (2017), published by Meaningful Ageing Australia.

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When Pat, an 87-year-old who had been living in aged care for seven years, realised that she was too frail to attend her grandson’s wedding, she was devastated. Seeing how upset she was, Beaté Steller, a spiritual care practitioner at Southern Cross Care, decided to bring the wedding to Pat. Through compassionate conversations with Pat and her family, and the support of appropriate technology, Beaté was able to create an event that enabled Pat to ‘virtually’ attend her grandson’s wedding.

Tech Connect is a guide for leaders in aged care to support aged care residents’ spiritual wellbeing by connecting with family and loved ones using technology/social media.

The TechConnect program has benefits for older people living in care, their family members, and for staff/volunteers who participate. Tech Connect events are not only about the technology, but more importantly about the relationships that deepen in the lead up to an event, and afterwards.
The guide provides an overview of the program, from planning, implementation through to evaluation. It also provides a special section on using technology to maintain relationships for older people living with dementia

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“Thank you for your dedication and commitment to make James and Caitlin’s wedding celebration so special and memorable for Mum. She felt so included and valued throughout the whole experience.”
Family feedback following Tech-Connect event

“Very clear presentation, and easy to follow. The document articulates well both the rationale and the practical application aspects. It also makes for good reading to have Pat’s story woven throughout.”
Senior Chaplain, BaptistCare NSW & ACT

Tech Connect was written by Beaté Steller and edited by Meaningful Ageing Australia. The guide is also available in e-book format.

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‘The space between the moon and the stars’

A therapeutic story published in Susan Perrow’s book (2021), Stories To Light The Night- a grief and loss collection for children, families and communities, (pg 254) Hawthorn Press.

Story and art by Beate Steller

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Beaté was part of the National Association for Loss and Grief’s (NALAG) editorial team. The publication contains up to date journal articles on loss, grief, trauma and bereavement. NALAG’s Bereavement Buddy E-Newsletter is a free E-Newsletter which offers a current lead article addressing loss, grief, trauma, bereavement or depression issues. This is also your way of keeping up to date with NALAG’s services – training, seminars, education and other events.

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