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ECCQ Board member receives Australia Day Honours
Elijah Buol, an ECCQ Board Director, is one of 755 Australians who received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on Australia Day. At 33 years old, he is the youngest person in Queensland to receive one. He was also named the 2019 Queensland Local Hero in the prestigious Australian of the Year Awards. To read…
Wheel power for Aileen
Scarborough resident and Diversicare client, eighty-seven years old Aileen O’Sullivan has a new lease of life since acquiring a mobility scooter. An avid beach walker, Aileen has had her mobility restricted for the last 12 months after suffering shortness of breath due to a medical condition. Since acquiring the scooter, she is able to resume…
The gift of being multilingual
Did you know that a multilingual person is generally referred to as a polyglot? Diversicare has many of these talented people and prides itself on its multilingual staff and volunteers that can speak a total of 45 different languages. Diversicare home care worker and polygot Ulla Turner has worked for Diversicare for 11 years and…
Trish Golledge appointed Director of Diversicare
The Diversicare Leadership team is happy to announce that Trish Golledge has been appointed to the position of Director at Diversicare. Trish was offered the position following an extensive recruitment process. She held the position of Acting General Manager of Diversicare from September – December 2018. With over 30 years of experience working in the…
MIPS goes live!
Today at Diversicare Head Office we officially went live, and launched our MIPS Program to all of our staff across Diversicare and ECCQ. We welcomed a fantastic gathering to celebrate with us, have a tour of our interactive Home Safety Program, and share in our celebratory morning tea and cake. Thank you to everyone who…
