From the Chief Executive Officer

A WORD FROM THE Chief Executive Officer

Over the past few months at Hall & Prior, there have been many exciting milestones. We opened the doors to our newest home in NSW Georges Estate Health & Aged Care Community in Penshurst in early October and have been busy welcoming our first ever residents to the home and creating a wonderful new community there. This is our 13th home in NSW and our 30th national home, another important milestone for the Group. It is always an exciting time when a new home opens and there are many people to thank. I would like to extend my heartfelt appreciation to the Georges Estate commissioning teams in both Sydney and Perth for everything they have done behind the scenes and during COVID-19 to help the home open safely. I am very much looking forward to spending some time in Sydney with the Georges Estate team as soon as I am able to do so.

We also recently assumed the management and operations of our first ever home in the south west of Western Australia, Tuia Lodge in Donnybrook. Tuia Lodge is a lovely 30-bed home that has been part of the Donnybrook-Balingup community for the past 30 years; and we are incredibly proud to be a part of the town and work alongside the Donnybrook-Balingup Shire to provide better health outcomes for the local community. It is an exciting time to be expanding and we thank you for your ongoing support. In this issue of Life & Love we also showcase many stories from our homes in WA and NSW, including commemorating Remembrance Day and some fantastic visiting Royal Show animal farms that have filled our WA homes with laughter and were a definite highlight for our residents. As always I hope you enjoy this issue and learning about the life, love and stories that exist within all of our homes.

Yours truly,

GRAEME PRIOR Chief Executive Officer