00:00There are no shortcuts needed. It's not complicated food, it is produce-driven food that is alive.
00:07The most exciting thing is walking in here today, having the energy of every single person in the
00:15whole of the home, but the kitchen, the commitment and the passion and the open mind to how we can
00:22always do better. And the food was truly exactly like I would cook at home. And this is what we
00:30want to show. This is what, as the foundation chefs, working with the teams of those homes that
00:36have the trainer mental program, is to show everything is possible. Cooking everything
00:44from scratch, but doing it in such a way that flow and it all comes together. There are no shortcuts
00:50needed. It's not complicated food, it is produce-driven food that is alive.
00:56Mission Australia runs three residential aged care centres, all for the homeless mentally
01:03ill. So it's people with a history of obviously a homeless background, but obviously mental
01:07health issues, substance use issues as well. So they come to us and we try to work with
01:13them on making sure that they can really live their best lives. We don't think that when you
01:19come into aged care, your life is over and that's it. We see it as a new chapter where you can
01:23actually rejuvenate, regenerate and make more of yourself. So it's a culture of enablement,
01:28not disablement.
01:29The benefits out of better food are the closest link to wellbeing. It is both pleasure and goodness.
01:37So if you have the food with the right amount of protein, you have the muscle mass to be involved,
01:46you have delight, you have joy, you have something to look forward to. The dignity of choice is huge.
01:53That's a dignity and a feeling I still matter. I am listened to. And that is part of this where the
02:01residents, the special theme day is once a month, but the residents forum, the interaction with the
02:08chefs of what is great and what they didn't like. You know, this is about dignity because it allows
02:15them to be heard. I'm so proud of the foundation. I'm so proud of every member here, but particularly
02:25the way Steve leads, the way Ahmed leads, it's just extraordinary. It gives a spark. It's a celebration
02:34and life should be a celebration. There's no reason not to.
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