You are ACE!
The Ageing Australia ‘You are ACE!’ award and recognition program recognises excellence as it happens across aged care, retirement living and seniors housing.
If something excellent is happening in your organisation, take a few moments to nominate an individual, a team or the whole organisation to say ‘You are ACE!’
Perhaps they have delivered an innovative project, or simply made someone’s day. If you know anyone who is going above and beyond to make a difference in the aged and community care sector – nominate them today!
You are ACE! nominations received from 1 July to 30 June will be considered for the Ageing Australia You are ACE! Awards, with the winners announced on Aged Care Employee Day, 7 August, each year.
All you do is nominate. We do the rest!
Nominate an individual, team, or organisation by clicking here, select an individual, team or organisation category, and tell us why you think they are ACE!
(Staff, older Australians, and their families can all nominate.)
Your nominee will receive a ‘You are ACE’ certificate of excellence from Ageing Australia, along with your note, and you’ll get a copy too.
For added recognition, you can opt for the nominee to be considered as a spotlight story across media platforms, and as a potential recipient of the Ageing Australia You are ACE! Awards, announced on Ageing Australia Aged Care Employee Day (7 August).
Individual | Team | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
 |  |  |
| Leadership | Project | Excellence |
| Innovation | Innovation | Innovation |
| Consumer focus and care | Consumer focus and care | Consumer focus and care |
| Rising star | Teamwork | Making a difference |
| Volunteer | Making a difference | Rural and remote |
You are ACE! individual spotlights
Jo Garrett
From Hospitality to Heroism - A Journey of Compassion and Care
In the bustling world of hospitality and training, Jo Garrett thrived for over two decades, honing her skills and gaining invaluable experience in customer service management, recipient of You are ACE! Nomination.
Julie Roppola
Innovation in aged care at Montclaire with Abi, the AI robot
Montclaire’s forward-thinking Lifestyle Coordinator, Julie Roppola, has enlisted the help of Abi, the AI powered companion robot, to have meaningful conversations, answer questions, engage and interact with elderly residents.
Kim Long
Melanoma patient and home care support worker share remarkable five-year bond
A shock cancer diagnosis, giving her just eight months to live, has led to enduring compassionate support and a window to the outside world for 74-year-old Barbara Knott, through a local home care support worker.
Cathy Buick
Respected nurse retires after five decades of compassionate care
Dedicated aged care nurse Cathy Buick at Coolibah Care in WA has retired after an amazing 54 years of service, but her career was 100 years in the making stretching all the way back to a village in Scotland.
Ahmed Loze
Caring aged care nurse on the path to RN status
Enrolled nurse Ahmed Loze is humbled by his recent recognition in the Aged and Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) You are ACE! campaign in the “Rising Star” category for providing excellent care.
Sharon Hobbs
Warwick aged care worker recognised for her dedication
At Akooramak’s McCullough wing, having a supportive team is the key to a long and rewarding career in the demanding aged care sector, according to Warwick’s Sharon Hobbs, 62, recently nominated in the You are ACE! campaign.
You are ACE! team spotlights
Elderbloom Community Care Centres
A West Australian aged care team has been recognised as a You are ACE! nominee for its lifesaving teamwork while evacuating residents during the Wanneroo bush fires, which destroyed 18 nearby homes.
You are ACE! organisation spotlights
Prom Country Aged Care, Foster, Victoria
On the frontline of reform, rural providers hold the line
Rural aged care providers are stepping up to meet sweeping reforms and in Victoria’s south-east, one small service is showing what that looks like on the ground.
Country to Coast Home Care Services
How veteran journalist Robert Gottliebsen is still filing columns at 85
When many of his contemporaries have long stepped away from deadlines, legendary Australian journalist Robert Gottliebsen AM is still filing his weekly column aged 85, with the help of a home care provider.
Cadorna House
Inside the aged care home setting the standard in Tasmania
Tucked away in a picturesque location overlooking the Tamar River in Launceston, a boutique aged care home is making a big impression, not just in Tasmania, but across the country.
Gallipoli Home
Demand for culturally specific aged care grows in migrant communities
It’s long been accepted within many migrant communities that families look after their ageing loved ones, but now a rise in culturally specific aged care is providing diverse communities with the support they need.
St Vincent’s Care
St Vincent’s Care sees rise in satisfaction after bold care model shift
A move to relationship-based care is transforming aged care homes across the country, blurring the lines between residents and workers, strengthening personal connections, and creating true community.
Selectability
A new chapter for aged care in Queensland’s croc country
A Queensland-based provider is delivering culturally attuned aged care, in crocodile country, where services have repeatedly failed to take hold for first nation communities.
