The online medication management platform 1CHART has now been successfully rolled out to almost 600 residential homes across Aotearoa, making IDEA Services the first disability service provider in New Zealand to introduce an online system.
When some old tree ferns were removed from a Mosgiel backyard in November last year, they left behind a bare fence line and empty spaces. That provided a blank canvas for the creative types among the staff and residents at an IDEA Services home.
It’s hard to innovate in the middle of a pandemic. But it might also be exactly the right time to rethink how the lives of people we support can be more creative, be more fulfilling and have more freedom.