News: Staff
Key Staff Changes at Vasey RSL Care
* 29 August 2023 * We have had changes to our leadership with two of our senior staff taking retirement. We wish them both a long and happy retirement and we welcome two new key staff to our team. Anna – Residential Manager, Brighton East In July, we farewelled Anna Borkowska, Residential Manager at Vasey...
@ThanksForCaring – a message of thanks for Aged Care Employee Day 2023
* 7 August 2023 * Today is Australia’s annual Aged Care Employee Day and the theme is ‘Thanks for Caring’. CEO Janna Voloshin says, “We are all part of a team that cares for older Victorians and we can all share in celebrating this special day.” According to the national body, ACCPA (Aged &...
Saluting Excellence Award 2023- Now open for nominations
Thank you for your submissions: nominations are now closed. * 6 July 2023 * Do you know an employee who goes above and beyond? Do you know a colleague who always exemplifies excellence? Are you inspired by someone who works at Vasey RSL Care? If so, they sound like the ideal candidate for the Vasey...
Vasey RSL Care’s New Graduate Nurse Program
* 6 June 2023 * Vasey RSL Care has introduced a new one-year Graduate Nurse Program: this is for Registered Nurses (RNs) who have qualified within the last two years and wish to transition to their new nursing career with training and support to develop their clinical and leadership skills. At Vasey RSL Care, we...
Residential Aged Care Star Ratings: what are they?
* 6 March 2023 * The Federal Government Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has now introduced its new ‘Star Ratings’ system for residential aged care services. How will this affect us? Undertaking the search for the right aged care home for yourself or your loved one is a complex task. Now, the Federal Government...
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...
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...
New Code of Conduct for Aged Care – 1 December 2022
* 24 November 2022 * The Australian Government Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission is introducing a Code of Conduct for Aged Care on 1 December 2022 in response to a recommendation from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality & Safety. The government states that the Code of Conduct will improve the safety, health,...
Saluting Excellence Conference Held and Awards Presented, despite COVID-19
* 25 February 2022 * In December, our Saluting Excellence Staff Conference and Awards Presentation went ahead, thanks once again to the generosity of our sponsors and a short window between COVID-19 waves. Many of our staff spend much of their lives in uniform, so the annual conference is not just a day to recognise...
Our Commitment to Veterans’ Employment
Supporting veterans is at the core of the work we do and Vasey RSL Care carries this mission into its employment practices as well. We know that veterans are motivated, resilient and proven problem solvers who have skills to add value far beyond their service experience. In 2020, the Prime Minister’s Veterans’ Employment Program was...