News: December 2022
Message from Our CEO, Janna Voloshin
* 19 December 2022 * Management Changes I’d like to begin with an update on our Executive Management Team: in September we said farewell to General Manager – Finance & Admin, Warren Haysom, and this month we say farewell to General Manager – Property Services, Steve Best. Both have been with Vasey RSL Care for...
Saluting Excellence Conference 2022: Resilience – Maintaining a Personal Mental Reservoir
* 16 December 2022 * We chose the theme ‘Resilience’ for this year’s conference, because after a third year of coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, our staff have demonstration incredible resilience. That doesn’t mean they haven’t found it frustrating, exhausting and emotionally draining – it means they have been able to draw on their own...
Learning from Others: Research Tour to the UK – Part 1
* 16 December 2022 * A research tour taking in a range of services for veterans and older people across the UK finally took place in late October: CEO, Janna Voloshin, noted some similarities, as well as some key differences. “I had been looking forward to this trip in early 2020 but as with so...
Volunteers: we need you!
* 16 December 2022 * Volunteers are the icing on the cake! They add to the leisure and lifestyle programs in residential care where their gift of time and talents is so beneficial and greatly appreciated. Firstly, thank you to all our wonderful volunteers for the support you provide our organisation and for the kindness...
Changes to Our Property Services
* 29 November 2022 * Recently, the decision was made to change the way we manage properties services requirements and to outsource this to a specialist property services management and maintenance organisation. This decision was the result of a number of factors: Our ex-service accommodation needs are changing with new sites in regional locations and...