LASA Ambassador Spotlight What is your favourite thing about working in aged care? My favorite thing about working in aged care is the amazing relationships you build with clients and residents. I love visiting the facilities, getting to meet the residents and the staff and developing long term relationships. Every day we are helping the facilities and providing quality staff to support their residents is very rewarding, consistency of care is the key and building long lasting relationships makes a big difference.
What are your proudest achievements in the age services industry so far?
Tell us a bit about yourself Hello my name is Maddison Styles. I have worked for Healthcare Australia since February 2018, commencing as a Recruitment Consultant, recruiting for acute and aged care nurses. During this period it became apparent that I had a passion for the aged care sector and was promoted to Aged Care Client Services Manager for Brisbane in August 2019. During my tenure, my main focus is providing a quality service to my clients, finding the best nursing staff in the market place to enable consistency of care for the residents. I am passionate about my role, knowing that I am making a difference to the quality of care for many residents and this gives a great deal of job satisfaction. Working within aged care allows me to explore many other opportunities to grow and learn more about caring for our elderly, I am in incredibly proud to be part of this amazing sector.
I was very fortunate to be a part of the COVID-19 vaccination project team who commenced the rollout of Pfizer vaccinations for Tier 1 Residential Aged Care Facilities. It was incredibly rewarding to be part of such an amazing project and is definitely a career highlight. Witnessing the residents receive their first and second doses of the vaccination, they were so excited and seeing the relief in the faces of the family members who had been scared for their loved ones. A personal achievement for me this year is being accepted into the LASA Next Gen program. I am very excited about what we can achieve together to make a difference within this industry and to the lives of our elderly.
What do you wish other people knew about aged care? I wish people knew how amazing the friendships that you build can be, not only with residents but the staff in the facilities as well. I believe working in aged care is special, and it takes a special kind of person to work in this space who happily dedicates their days to take care of our elderly. I know first-hand how rewarding working within this amazing sector is, so I can only begin to imagine how fulfilling it must be for the nurses and all staff on the floor providing the quality care every day to our residents!
