2009 Wellbeing Week Newsletter
2009 Australian Business Excellence Award (ABEA) Ceremony
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December
Monday, 13/12/2010
St Marys Gardens and Jamison Gardens Christmas Parties
Tuesday, 14/12/2010
Frenchmans Lodge and Phillip House Christmas Parties
Wednesday, 15/12/2010
Elizabeth Gardens Christmas Party
Thursday, 16/12/2010
Elizabeth House, Canley Gardens and Nyora Gardens Christmas Parties
Friday, 17/12/2010
Sugarloaf Gardens Christmas Party
SummitCare continues to recognise the achievements and dedication of its staff with what is now the 7th Annual Recognition Event.
SummitCare congratulates all staff who received education certificates for completion of training throughout the year - a great achievement!
We have the greatest pleasure in acknowledging and saying thank you to all staff who completed significant years of service.
Along with education and years of service the overall winners of the Summit Star category were awarded and recognised along with the Commendation awards generously sponsored by some of our key suppliers.
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SummitCare continues to aim to improve the lives and health of its staff through the Annual Wellbeing Week.
This year marks the 5th Wellbeing Week held across the SummitCare group highlighting the management's ongoing commitment this year with a focus to this very worthy and necessary undertaking.
This year the event was themed around getting staff valuable information and contact points to help deal with life issues, family crises, financial crisis, and personal issues they may have been experiencing or witnessing.
To help provide a healthy, fun week our key suppliers very generously supplied education, healthy cereals and fruit to get the day started right, as well as gift baskets and prizes for winners of competitions.
Once again the much anticipated and appreciated massages days were held as well as testing for blood pressure, cholesterol and sugar levels. Education sessions on superannuation, finance and nutrition were provided for staff to take advantage as well as the launch of a new staff benefit supplier, Expect A Star, to assist with child minding issues being felt across SummitCare Community.
A sincere and heartfelt thank you to our suppliers of this years Wellbing Week: Bidvest; Accommodation Linen; Kevin Monro; ArjoHuntleigh; Epic Wright Heaton; Lahood and ARE (Alpha Rehabilitation Equipment)
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Over the first week of December, each centre will celebrate Christmas with residents, relatives and staff.
2009 Recognition Event
Event Date: 21/10/2009
SummitCare continues to recognise the achievements and dedication of its staff with what is now the 5th Annual Recognition Event.
At this years event representatives from TAFE attended the ceremony and presented staff who successfully completed courses with their certificates along with a congratulatory gift from SummitCare.
Category award winners for the Summit Star program (a initiative that awards staff for outstanding effort and achievement, over and above their role, throughout the year) were presented with Certificates of Achievement and prizes along with the three nominated Commodation Awards winners. Commendation awards this year were sponsored by Medclean, Jasol and Hartmann. Representatives from these companies attended the ceremonies and presented the prizes to the winners.
The Recognition Event also acknowledges and rewards staff for significant years of service within SummitCare. This year proudly saw three members of staff celebrated their 25th year and two staff celebrated their 20th year with SummitCare. An outstanding achievement.
(For more on this event see the December 2009 issue of Summit News).
2009 Wellbeing Week
Event Date: 07-11/09/2009On 7 September 2009 SummitCare kicked off its 4th Annual Wellbeing Week. This is a staff dedicated initiative to help raise health awareness issues across the group and improve the health, happiness, wealth and overall wellbeing of staff.
The individual centres held a various events all centred around wellbeing. These ranged from bowling matches, cricket matches, healthy breakfasts, healthy lunches and many more spread over the week.
In addition series of seminars and activities were arranged through the corporate office for all centres. These included a talk on finances from Westpac. relaxing massages from Handprints, interactive display desks from Corporate Bodies, health checks from FitSense and fitness talks from Curves.
SummitCare sincerely thanks all it's event sponsors for the 4th Annual Wellbeing Week including Bunzl, Accommodation Linen, Goodman Fielder, Pharmacy & Vitamin Mobility Warehouse, LaHood & Ebos.
On the 3rd of June SummitCare was awarded the Silver Award at a function hosted in Brisbane. This is a first for the aged care industry and it acknowledges that SummitCare has a model that goes beyond regulatory mandates.
Duncan Lilley, Global Head of Assurance Services for SAI Global, which manages the Awards, said “SummitCare demonstrated a best practice culture that sustains continued improvements in the face of major change”. “SummitCare has a model that goes beyond regulatory mandates. Its enthusiasm to deliver superior facilities and service has seen each of its homes fully accredited and externally verified”
“It positively influences the direction of aged care at federal and state government levels. SummitCare lives the essence of continuous improvement,” added Mr Lilley.
On 22nd October this year, SummitCare hosted its 4th annual recognition event; an important occasion to celebrate the huge impact our staff have on the lives of residents and their loved ones. Making this day even more special, Summit launched its new brand identity, giving attendees the very first glimpse. This year, we had over 100 presentations to make, including years of service milestones, graduates of education programs, and Summit Star category winners.