Deidre Moylan has a passionate commitment to caring for the aged and so she is very excited about her sea change to Forster to take up the role of Executive Care Manager at the BCS Kularoo Centre.
Ms Moylan has moved from North-West NSW to the Mid North Coast and comes to the Kularoo residential aged care centre as it has just received its new three year accreditation certificate from the Federal Government.
“I have been working in aged care nursing for more than 20 years and I love what I do. It is humbling and rewarding and I enjoy meeting the needs of older people,” Ms Moylan said.
“Since arriving at Kularoo I have been very impressed with the professional, caring and dedicated team that serve here, which has resulted in the very pleasing accreditation outcomes.”
The BCS Kularoo Centre is operated by leading not-for-profit Christian care provider Baptist Community Services – NSW & ACT [BCS], which also provides a range of in-home care services across the Mid North Coast.
The Kularoo facility provides low, high, dementia and respite care for up to 162 residents.
BCS Coastal Region Manager Ms Gerry Murphy said she was very proud of the achievements at Kularoo and welcomed the appointment of Ms Moylan as the new Executive Care Manager.
Ms Murphy said accreditation of residential aged care facilities was an ongoing legislative requirement required by the Federal Government, to ensure that the aged care sector maintains high standards in the quality of care, accommodation and support.
“It is a vigorous process that involves team work from every staff member across the facility,” Ms Murphy said.
“I am incredibly proud of the team here at Kularoo. Their dedication and hard work means that we are a centre of excellence in the provision of aged care services to the community of Forster and surrounding areas.”
The accreditation process requires that 44 outcomes are fulfilled, in areas including management systems, staff and organisation development, health and personal care of residents, as well as resident lifestyle and physical environment.
Following on from the accreditation success, Ms Moylan said she was looking forward to building on the strengths at Kularoo and forging broader links with the local community.
“I have always believed that aged care centres can play a very valuable role in local communities, both in ensuring that older residents can remain actively involved in the community and also in providing opportunities for others to share with and learn from the residents.”
“There are wonderful opportunities for volunteers to assist us in our care and also for school groups to visit and benefit from the stories and wisdom of older people.”
For the past eight years Ms Moylan has served as the Director of Nursing/Manager of a community-owned residential aged care facility in North-West NSW. Prior to this role she worked in the public health system as an Aged Care Clinical Nurse Specialist and Community Nursing Team Leader. While working in rural NSW she completed post graduate studies in gerontology at the University of New England in Armidale.