Life& Love

Top honour for our Jen

Lifelong career in aged care recognised

EDITOR'S LETTER

To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, I decided to interview some of our leading women here at Hall & Prior as well as featuring our cover star, longtime Hall & Prior leader, Jennifer Grieve. Jen received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Gala Evening - the first time it had been bestowed on somebody from aged care. As this is a unique honour to date, I hope you’ll enjoy reading about Jen’s amazing career and dedication to aged care over nearly half a century. A role model for us all.

Here in WA, it’s Bunuru (the season of adolescence) while in NSW, it’s known as the Time of Marraigang. Long days and short nights signify Bunuru, the hottest of the six Indigenous seasons, while over in NSW, it’s becoming cooler as the lillipilli ripens and food is plentiful. It’s also the time to start mending cloaks or making new ones - a good reminder to the families of our residents to drop off some warmer clothing as autumn begins.

Happy reading!

Life & Love

Issue 38 | Autumn

EDITOR

Gabi Mills

GMills@hallprior.com.au

DESIGNER

Jennifer Mattison

JMattison@hallprior.com.au

PHOTOGRAPHY

Ammon Creative

COVER IMAGE

Jennifer Grieve, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.

Photo by Ammon Creative

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Chief Executive Officer

It’s hard to believe we are already a third of the year through 2023. Time certainly flies at the moment, and here at Hall & Prior, we are working hard to continually improve and excel in terms of our service to the aged care community.

We have added a new home to our list here in WA - Emerald Life in West Leederville - and have plans to continue to expand as the year unfolds. However, our focus as always remains on delivering compassionate care to each and every one of our residents who call Hall & Prior home.

On International Women’s Day, it was a pleasure to honour our many women who work at Hall & Prior. In fact, some 80% of our workforce are women, and the many cultures they represent contribute to the company’s richness and experience as a whole. Jennifer Grieve, who worked alongside me for many years as the General Manager of Health & Care Services, was given the prestigious honour of a Lifetime Achievement Award at the WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Gala Evening at the end of February.

I congratulate Jen for her extraordinary career and am looking forward to opening the Jennifer Mary Grieve Community Centre at her beloved Clarence Estate in Albany at the end of March.

It’s a fitting tribute to Jennifer that the newest addition to Clarence Estate will bear her name as it is one of her greatest legacies to the aged care community in WA.

We continue to implement new procedures and technological advances across all our homes, including the roll-out of AN-ACC, to make the process of moving into a Hall & Prior aged care home as seamless and stress-free as possible.

I have also taken on the new role of Chair of the Aged Care Workforce Industry Council (ACWIC), and believe this will allow me to continue to advocate on behalf of aged care workers so that they are fairly rewarded and valued for the exceptional work they deliver every day.

I hope you enjoy this issue of Life & Love

GRAEME PRIOR Chief Executive Officer