Episode 137 - Managing Complex Healthcare & Disability w/Barbara Goodwin & Mia Hagbro-Tedeschi

In this episode Craig and Dorinda sat down with Barbara Goodwin from Care Corner and Mia Hagbro-Tedeschi from Mechanical Rock to discuss the Care Corner app, which was designed to help with care coordination for individuals with complex disabilities. Barbara, a part-time UWA employee and mother to a son with multiple disabilities, discusses the many challenges that she and many families of people with disability face while trying to manage the care of their loved ones. Barbara’s experience was the motivation behind her idea to streamline care documentation and reduce the mental load on families, which led to the creation of the Care Corner app. Mia, Director of Client Strategy at Mechanical Rock, explains how she got involved in helping to design the app's features, including real-time updates, voice-to-text progress notes, and integration with NDIS goals. The app, which has over 300 users, aims to improve care continuity and reduce hospital visits for people with disability who are also managing complex health care needs in the home. Barbara also discusses how Care Corner has been funded (self-funding, an innovation booster grant, and support from Mechanical Rock), and shares some great news about a recent decision that means that people using Care Corner can have the cost of the subscription covered under their NDIS plan now. For further information about Care Corner, you can contact: Barbara – barbara@carecorner.net.au Mia – maria@mechanicalrock.io As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com Instagram Twitter/X Bluesky @healthmeanswhat FaceBook @MeaningofHealth Visit our website: https://meaningofhealth.com.au/