#AGEDCARE

Marika Kontellis

Apr 10, 20171 min read

Volunteers are the New Black

The drivers of reform across Australia’s health and social care sector are pushing a sector to change not only how it does things, but...

Marika Kontellis

Mar 23, 20171 min read

Sandwich Generation new Social Care Customer

You’ve done the sports drop off and now have less than 2 hours to maneuver through Sydney’s Saturday morning traffic to pick up your 80...

Ailyn Libo-on

Aug 26, 20161 min read

Re-focus on Quality in Times of Reform

Policy and funding reforms are impacting on services, systems and sectors. Ticking a box to comply to a set of standards is not enough....

Marika Kontellis

Mar 20, 20161 min read

Customer, consumer, client, patient, resident. It’s all about service to me.

I tell you no lie. I was leading a strategic planning session and one hour later they were still going on about the label they would use...

Marika Kontellis

Jan 12, 20162 min read

Australia’s Social Care Frontline Needs More “Care”.

I am glad I chose Social Work and am privileged to have worked with so many people and their communities. I’ve worked in nursing homes,...