Date: 31 July 2018

Not-for-profit aged care organisation The Whiddon Group has been recognised, for the second consecutive year, in the Australian Financial Review’s Top 100 Innovative Companies ANZ for 2018. Whiddon was named 44th in 2017 and was this year named 46th on the list, the highest ranked not-for-profit and the only aged care provider in the top 50.

The accolade recognises Whiddon’s MyLife Relationship Based Care Model, the approach to designing the model and implementing the program, and the fantastic outcomes being achieved around wellbeing and quality of life for older people in Whiddon care homes.

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Chief Executive Officer Chris Mamarelis welcome the news and said that it was an accolade that reflected the forward thinking work of the wider Whiddon team, but was also a great achievement for the wider aged care industry.

“We are incredibly honoured to receive this accolade and recognition again in 2018. To be among the Top 50 organisations across Australia and New Zealand truly is a testament to our innovative approach to caring for older Australians, and underpins our position as an aged care provider that is committed to making a difference”.

“Our care philosophy has always been based on a belief that personal growth and meaningful activity is possible, regardless of age and frailty, and we’ve always offered programs to enable this. The launch of our new MyLife model of care, which integrates care for social, emotional and physical needs, provided us with the opportunity to ensure a consaged care awardsistent and holistic approach to care and create true cultural change”.

“Through initiatives like All About Me and Best Week, both part of our relationship based care approach, we have seen incredible outcomes, residents achieving lifelong goals, returning to past times they once loved, reconnecting with family members over a shared love of swimming – the teams across our organisation continue to deliver exceptional outcomes each and every day and I am delighted that their work has once again been recognised,” Mamarelis said.

 

View the full Top 100 list here