Lodges on George engages highly skilled and experienced Registered Nurses who guide and direct care provision within the service. Both Registered Nurses are highly skilled and experienced in all aspects of care of the elderly, disabled and dementia recipients. All direct care staff have completed First Aid/CPR training & Certificate III in Aged Care, fifty percent of staff have also completed Certificate IV in Aged Care. Diversional Therapy staff have formal Diversional Therapy qualifications. Volunteer Staff of which Lodges on George has more than 30, receive the same orientation as Lodges on George staff. Lodges on George have access to visiting allied health staff to meet recipients needs (e.g. Physio, Podiatrist, etc.) visit the service as required.
In an industry where staff are hard to attract, Lodges on George has managed to maintain a high level of skilled staff and a low staff turnover. Our recruitment and retention practices include: longer shifts with more days off; higher levels of pay than award wages and competition; salary packaging for all staff; excellent access to training and updating of skills; and a good supported working environment.
Management Team
The management team incorporates the Lodges on George Honorary Secretary Mr Niell Martin and the on-site General Manager Mrs Paddy Carmody. This skilled and experienced team have collectively over 50 years experience in the management and management related activities of aged care specific services.
Both have been fully responsible for transitioning Lodges on George from a small 55 place low care service that was struggling to meet legislative/regulatory requirements to a 93 place service which not only meets requirements, but in many cases greatly exceeds such requirements.
The General Manager has been in this role for 9 years and is a qualified WPH&S Officer, Workplace Trainer/Assessor, member of the Australian College of Health Service Executives and proactively/continuously updates her own skills and knowledge and that of the staff to ensure that the service becomes a market leader in the provision of quality aged care services.