The winners have been announced of the 2022 Excellence in Age Services Awards and the Retirement Village Manager of the Year in a ceremony celebrating Aged Care Employee Day at the weekend.
The awards, supported by LASA which is now a part of Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA), celebrate the best of the best in aged care services delivered to older Australians in residential, home and community care, retirement living and seniors housing.
ACCPA Interim CEO Paul Sadler congratulated the winners confirming their outstanding qualities among a highly professional field of entries.
“The winners exemplify the many hundreds of aged services providers across Australia whose staff deliver excellent services every day, with the goal of making the lives of older Australians better,” Mr Sadler said.
“Despite the challenges of the pandemic our aged care staff do a magnificent job in caring for and protecting the older people in their care in aged care homes or in home and community care.”
The awards were announced on Aged Care Employee Day on 7 August which is a day when we celebrate our aged care workers by saying ‘thanks for caring’ for our older loved ones.
The day has generated a groundswell of stories and video tributes from providers, families and loved ones of residents and clients from all over Australia thanking the more than 300,000 aged care staff for their dedication and compassion. See some of the tributes to our aged care staff on the ACCPA Facebook page, Twitter and LinkedIn and YouTube channel.
Retirement Living Manager of the Year 2022
Winner – Roslyn Prentice, John Flynn Retirement Village, Ryman Healthcare
The winners in the Excellence in Age Services Awards (EIAS) in each category are:
Individual – Melanie Wagner, Lutheran Services, Toowoomba QLD
Executive Leader – Elizabeth Drozd, Australian Multicultural Community Services VIC
Team – Jasmine Grove Team at IRT Group, Wollongong NSW
Organisation – Burnie Brae, Chermside QLD
Volunteer – Taylor Moon, Silverchain Group
Mr Sadler thanked HESTA and McCullough Robertson for their support for the EIAS Awards and to Mullins for their support of the Retirement Village Manager of the Year Award.
Retirement Village Manager of the Year winner
Roslyn Prentice of John Flynn Retirement Village Ryman Healthcare
Since joining Ryman in 2019 Roslyn has worked at three villages. She has led the establishment of John Flynn Retirement Village which has 90 staff and more than 140 residents. Once the village is completed it will have 120 staff and 500 residents.
Excellence in Age Services Award winners
Organisation
Winner – Burnie Brae
Burnie Brae is a not-for-profit which opened in Chermside in March 1984. What started as a small membership-based social centre rapidly grew into the multi-faceted centre standing today with the inclusion of government-funded community care services also. Currently, Burnie Brae provides services to more than 9000 individuals, with aged care services remaining at its core.
Highly commended
- Whiddon
- Bolton Clarke
Team
Jasmine Grove Team, IRT Group
Jasmine Grove is an innovative new retirement model that provides a more financially attainable accommodation option for single women. Set within the new Henry Brooks Estate at IRT Kanahooka retirement village, Jasmine Grove works towards addressing the problem of social isolation by providing affordable homes for single women within a collaborative housing environment to create a safe, supportive, and connected community.
Highly commended
- Creative Therapy Team, Montefiore
- South East Sydney Team, Catholic Healthcare
Executive Leader
Elizabeth Drozd, Australian Multicultural Community Services
Elizabeth is the CEO of Australian Multicultural Community Services (AMCS) and leads a not-for-profit organisation that every day strives to make a positive difference to the lives of Victorian seniors of migrant background.
Individual
Melanie Wagner, Lutheran Services
Melanie joined Lutheran Services in the role of night-duty personal carer at Tabeel Aged Care. Across her years at Lutheran Services, she has held many roles including an RN at Tabeel and over time moved through Clinical Nurse and Care Manager roles to eventually become the Clinical and Operations Manager at Tabeel Aged Care.
Volunteer Award
Taylor Moon, Silverchain Group
Taylor is 28 years old and has volunteered with Silverchain Group’s Community Connections program since 2018. As a Community Connections volunteer, Taylor was matched up with a client in his local community who has been identified as isolated and lonely. He has assisted his client in reconnecting with their community, provided companionship and has help them to continue to do the things they love.
Media contact: Kate Hannon 0499 106 957
About Aged & Community Care Providers Association:
The Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) is the national organisation representing all providers of aged care to older Australians, delivering retirement living, seniors housing, residential care, home care, community care and related services.
