Aged Care Employee Day is on August 7 annually, and is a chance for us to say thank you to our employees for all their hard work and dedication.
It’s easy to forget the hardworking people who work tirelessly to provide quality aged services in a variety of different ways. Those who put their heart and soul into caring, who give of themselves in thousands of small and invisible ways to ensure that our elders are supported, loved and cared for.
I am proud of each and every one of our Envigor employees for the role they play in caring for older people in need both out in the community and retirement villages throughout Queensland – from the care-workers and nurses through to the care managers, care coordinators and Envigor care partners.
There’s also the head office staff working tirelessly behind the scenes in areas such as finance, technology, marketing, legal and operations to ensure everything runs smoothly.
I see our values of family, team, caring and integrity on display every day and I am proud to lead a team who place these values at the forefront of everything they do, especially in their contact with our clients and their families.
The value of family is one I see shining through in the meaningful relationships our employees build with clients as they become a part of their family. Team is demonstrated in the way our employees all work together to support each other in delivering the best for our clients. Caring is on display in the compassion and empathy that our employees show toward clients, families and each other and integrity is seen in always acting with honesty and treating others with respect.
While the annual day is a great opportunity to show our thanks, I believe we should be honouring all our aged care workers – all 365,000 of them across the country who support around 1.3 million older Australians who receive care and services each year – every day.
Let’s use this day to reflect and think about how we can ensure all our aged care workers feel valued for the work they do.
By Nick Loudon, Envigor CEO.
