Working in aged care offers a career path that is both fulfilling and rewarding, providing the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of older members of our community. Aged care offers a wide variety of roles, from…
Category: People
Honouring Director Ann Davies, OAM
On 12 June 2023, the King’s Honours List 2023 was announced by the Governor-General. We are pleased to report that Leigh Place Board Director, Ann Davies, has been recognised with an Order of Australia Medal for her service to aged…
Recognising our Volunteers
National Volunteer Week celebrated from 15 to 25 May, is Australia's largest annual celebration of volunteering. It is a chance for all of us to celebrate and recognise the vital work of volunteers and to say thank you. The week-long…
Call for New Volunteers
At Leigh Place, volunteers are a vital component of our workforce, supporting us in fulfilling our goals and charitable purpose. Donating even an hour of your time could make an immense difference to someone, enhancing quality of life – yours…
Celebrating our nurses
Hello everyone! Considering the challenging times that we have been facing, Leigh Place would like to acknowledge the tireless and outstanding clinical care provided to the residents from our nurses. Our dynamic and multicultural nursing team demonstrate, day after day,…
Tree of Friendship and Solidarity
Messages of support and comfort hanging from the ‘Tree of Friendship and Solidarity’ for our residents; Lifestyle & Community Engagement Manager Simone Lucidi explains this is our way of connecting with the outside world. “Sometimes, all we need are a…
Leigh Place staff
Getting to know Dennis Let's get to know the staff and residents at Leigh Place. Dennis is the Leigh Place chef, and guess what - he was a ballroom Dancer and competed in the Australasian competition in the 1980s. He…
Celebrating our nurses
Hello everyone! Considering the challenging times that we have been facing, Leigh Place would like to acknowledge the tireless and outstanding clinical care provided to the residents from our nurses. Our dynamic and multicultural nursing team demonstrate, day after day,…
Community connections
In recent months of continuous changes and restrictions, we acknowledge how strong and connected our community really is. Our local residents, family, friends and allied health services – local schools, library, hairdressers, staff and volunteers have been outstandingly supportive. We…