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
Dawn Weyland
Dancing into South Australia’s aged care homes
After almost 50 years working and volunteering in aged care, 87-year-old Dawn Weyland is still entertaining older people across homes in South Australia’s south-east with her New Vogue dancing.
Asmir Huzejrovic
From IT to aged care
Discovering a career where compassion counts
When Asmir Huzejrovic began his career, aged care was the furthest thing from his mind. With an extensive background in IT, he never expected to one day find himself supporting people living with dementia.
Brianna Browne
The next generation of Gen Z aged care workers thrive in sector
A wave of passionate Gen Z professionals are entering the aged care sector early with some stepping into management roles, proving that the sector is attracting a younger workforce.
Kelvin Neave
National award finalist reimagines aged care through virtual reality
From golf courses and cow sheds to Mediterranean coastlines, virtual reality is helping Sydney’s aged care residents relive the lives they loved.
Ben Hall
The CEO residents call a friend: The boss’ people-first vision for aged care
A leader in aged care and retirement living from South Australia’s wine region has been named as a finalist in Ageing Australia’s national You Are ACE! Awards for his visionary leadership.
Lisa Wells
More Australians are choosing home care and finding family in the process
With over a million Australians accessing aged care at home in some capacity, carers are becoming more like family and everyday support is growing into lasting friendship across the country.
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.
