Today we celebrate Aged Care Employee Day, a special day dedicated to honouring and recognising the dedication and hard work of the 370,000 aged care workers caring for more than 1.5 million older Australians.

“We’re excited to celebrate Aged Care Employee Day and acknowledge the immense contributions of our aged care workers,” Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) CEO Tom Symondson said.

Mr Symondson is inviting the whole nation to join ACCPA in expressing a heartfelt ‘thanks for caring’ to our dedicated and compassionate aged care staff.

“I urge everyone to keep in mind the almighty effort put in by aged care workers and encourage all communities to take a moment and say, ‘thank you for caring’.

“Aged Care Employee Day has become an important date in our calendar and reminds us of the caring and professional work of our aged care staff. They’re the backbone, the people who support our elders day in and day out. They make the lives of older Australians better every day.

“Aged care staff have proven to be care ‘superheroes’.

“We want our residents and clients, their families, and friends to join us in saying ‘thank you for a job well done’ and recognise the hard work of aged care staff in caring for our loved ones.”

“Be they managers, personal carers, nurses, kitchen and laundry staff, diversion therapy staff, allied health professionals, administrators, gardeners or volunteers, they have all worked above and beyond the call of duty to keep older people in the Bendigo community cared for and safe.

“They all deserve our thanks for their professionalism, their warmth, and their enthusiasm.” 

Aged care providers, residents and families are gearing up to voice their thanks with morning and afternoon teas, celebrations and simple message of thanks to aged care staff, who look after our older loved ones in residential care, home and community care, retirement living and seniors housing.

Aged Care Employee Day will also see the announcement of the winners of the inaugural ACCPA Excellence Awards, chosen from over 460 nominations received as part of ACCPA’s You are ACE! campaign. The ACCPA Excellence Awards recognise industry excellence across 15 categories.