News: Staff
Acting Residential Manager, Alexandra Wilinski, a winner in SACS Leadership Awards
14 September 2016 Alexandra Wilinksi is Acting Residential Manager at Vasey RSL Care’s Sir William Hall Hostel in Ivanhoe, and last evening at the SACS Leadership Awards dinner, she was awarded first place in the Leadership Award in Aged Care – Non-executive. Alex has a degree in nursing and whilst studying, she worked as a Personal...
Vasey RSL Care Receives AACQA Award for Fourth Year Running
2 September 2016 We are very proud to announce that Vasey RSL Care has received the 2016 AACQA (Australian Aged Care Quality Agency) Better Practice Award for the program ‘A Life With Meaning’ at ANZAC Hostel. Research shows that a sense of meaning or purpose in life has strong positive effects for people of all...
Saluting Excellence Awards – Now Open for Nominations
29 August 2016 Do you know a staff member who goes above and beyond? Do you see 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 RSL Care ‘Saluting Excellence Awards‘ which recognise staff...
‘Saluting Excellence Staff Conference 2016’ – Sponsorship Now Open
23 August 2016: Corporate Sponsorship Options The Saluting Excellence Staff Conference celebrates the care and support that our staff give every day to clients and residents. It will be taking place at Fenix Restaurant in Richmond on Thursday 10 November. We invite sponsorship from companies with a close and valued working relationship with Vasey RSL...
New Lapel Pins Recognise Staff Length Of Service
30 June 2016: “I like working with the elderly, it’s a good team and we’re treated well,” Ellen Marsh says. Ellen recently reached 35 years’ service at Vasey RSL Care! She is one of the 40% of employees who have worked for the organisation for more than five years. Ellen was presented with a mark...
Music and Memory: how music can reawaken memories
24 June 2016: “Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.” Oscar Wilde Our modern lives are filled with music at every turn; we choose music for important celebrations with great care, and when we hear a particular song, it can instantly transport us back to a moment in time....
From care worker to CEO – Vasey RSL Care CEO features in Australian Ageing Agenda
14 June 2016: The May-June issue of ‘Australian Ageing Agenda’ features an in-depth interview with CEO, Janna Voloshin: it highlights her ability to understand and support care workers, thanks to the beginning of her own career path. In ‘From care worker to CEO’, Darragh O’Keeffe talks to Janna about her journey in the aged care profession, from her...
Saluting Excellence Conference Acknowledges the Work of Staff
1 December 2015 This year’s conference celebrated Vasey RSL Care’s sense of purpose. Staff, Board members, special guests and sponsors gathered at Fenix Restaurant on 24 November to hear staff presentations highlighting Vasey RSL Care’s innovations, excellence in clinical practice focusing on resident- and client-centred care, and the commemoration of the Centenary of the Gallipoli...
CEO’s Centenary of ANZAC message
– 18 April 2015 – Keeping in step with rest of Australia, Vasey RSL Care is preparing to commemorate the Centenary of ANZAC Day by arranging services and ceremonies in our five residential care facilities and the ANZAC Day Therapy Centre.
Vasey RSL Care Board Elects New Chair
– 1 April 2015 – In a decision to ensure continuity, security and stability, the Board of Vasey RSL Care Ltd has unanimously elected accountant David Paroissien, OAM FCPA AGIA as Chair of the Board. Mr Paroissien replaces The Hon Michael MacKellar AM who retired in February for medical reasons having served as Chair from...