Blue Haven Committee

The Blue Haven Advisory Committee has held its first meeting, appointing Elizabeth Kelly as its Chair and Paul Sadler as Deputy Chair.

Ms Kelly has held senior strategic and policy governance roles with the Australian public service and was previously a practising solicitor with Blake Dawson Waldron along with various Government Departments. She is also a member of the Council’s Finance Advisory Committee and her mother lives in Blue Haven.

Mr Sadler is an industry consultant with an extensive executive career in the aged and disability sector. His consultancy prepared the sell/lease/keep review of Blue Haven, which was presented to the Council in February.

The committee’s purpose is to monitor the activities of Blue Haven and provide advice. Its objectives include maintaining care quality, regulatory compliance, monitoring performance, reviewing and acting on various audits and review feedback and complaints.

Unlike the Blue Haven Board formed briefly last year, it is not a Section 355 and has no delegations to act. It is purely an advisory body.

Other committee members include Kiama Mayor Neil Reilly, COO of Kiama Council and Blue Haven Joe Gaudiosi, Manager of Aged Carer and Operations at Blue Haven Rachel Hall, and Manager of Retirement Village and ILU Operations at Blue Haven Jodie Hopkins.

The Committee will meet quarterly during 2023, and is seeking an additional member with clinical care experience.