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A presentation given by Barbara Ryan at the 2012 CHA Conference, The Journey, in 'The How To of Family & Patient Centred Care'
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Ronald McDonald House Charities – More than just bricks
Barbara Ryan | 23 October 2012
MISSIONRonald McDonald House Charities®
creates, finds and supports programs across Australia that help seriously ill children
and their families
OUR PROGRAMS
Ronald McDonald House Charities | October 2012
Ronald McDonald Houses
Ronald McDonald Learning ProgramRonald McDonald Care MobileRonald McDonald Family Rooms
Ronald McDonald Family Retreats
New / planned Programs
Legal Entities
RMHC Awareness
Highest awareness of any children’s charity nationally
Unprompted or,
Prompted
RONALD MCDONALD
HOUSE
RONALD MCDONALD LEARNING
PROGRAM
• The leading Australian program providing;– Comprehensive assessment– Therapy– Individual tuition
• Over 800 children with serious illness supported each week by employed staff and contracted teachers
Missed education is the biggest hurdle for children to overcome following an illness.
RONALD MCDONALD CARE MOBILE
RMHC Australia | March 2012
RONALD MCDONALD FAMILY
RETREAT PROGRAM
Ronald McDonald Family Rooms provide comfortable home-like rooms within hospitals for families to relax in while attending to their sick children. They often contain kitchens, laundries, bathrooms, lounges and quiet nap rooms.
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RMHC Australia | March 2012
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What are the three biggest problems you have experienced when trying to meet your child’s
healthcare needs?
11%
9%
9%
17%4%17%
17%
7%9%
Being away from home / no family friends to assist / lack of home support / stress / no time
for other siblings
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What services, supports or assistance would you like to see available (that aren’t) to make life a
little easier for you, your family and your child?
5%
28%
13%10%
13%
8%
5%
8%5% 5%
Food supplied / shopping service; free and available parking; travel
reimbursement; accommodation for family; telephone and office access – for
parents / carers
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RONALD MCDONALD
FAMILY ROOM GROWTH