Aged care providers, residents and families are invited to join the Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) and say a giant ‘thanks for caring’ to our dedicated and compassionate aged care staff to mark Aged Care Employee Day this August.
This will be the fifth time we have celebrated our thousands of aged care workers with Aged Care Employee Day (ACED), which this year falls on Monday 7 August.
ACCPA CEO Tom Symondson said workers in aged care had gone above and beyond the call of duty in this past year and continue to face immense challenges in providing care and support for older Australians.
“Aged Care Employee Day has become an important date in our calendar and reminds us of the caring and professional work of our aged care staff. They’re the backbone, the people who support our elders day in and day out. They make the lives of older Australians better,” Mr Symondson said.
“Our staff have faced the most challenging of conditions and been tested to the limit during the COVID pandemic, but they’ve proven to be care ‘superheroes.’ They’ve provided essential care to their beloved older residents, while colleagues were struck down with Covid or forced to isolate.
“We want our residents and clients, their families and friends to join us in saying ‘thank you for a job well done’ and recognise the hard work of aged care staff in caring for our loved ones.
“Be they personal carers, nurses, kitchen and laundry staff, diversion therapy staff, allied health professionals, administrators, gardeners or volunteers they have all worked above and beyond the call of duty to keep our vulnerable older Australians cared for and safe.”
“ACCPA has worked tirelessly with the federal Government to deliver a fully funded 15% increase in the award rates for Aged Care Workers because they deserve it. We’re continuing to advocate for all workers in stage three of the fair work case.”
“As we approach Aged Care Employee Day on 7 August, we want to keep in mind the almighty effort put in by aged care workers and encourage the public to take a moment and say, ‘thank you for caring’,” Mr Symondson said.
“We also want to encourage aged care staff to take a moment for themselves to regroup, take a breath, and recharge.
“They all deserve our thanks for their professionalism, their warmth, and their enthusiasm to help older Australians live comfortably.
“ACCPA congratulates our aged care heroes for their dedication, their compassion and their hard work and we encourage the public to give them the recognition they so handsomely deserve.”
To get involved and say ‘thanks for caring’ please send your photos and videos to us at And for some tips on how to mark the day and make a video have a look at the Aged Care Employee Day webpage.
Your videos and photos will help make it a special day for some very special people, showcasing the amazing projects they are doing for the benefit of older Australians.
