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LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY HEALTH CARE LIMITED ANNUAL REVIEW 2013/2014 Continuing the Mission of the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary Mission Values Stewardship recognises that as individuals and as The Spirit of Calvary – we Our values are visible in how we Hospitality Healing Stewardship a Respectcommunity all we have act and treat others. As stewards strive to excel in the spirit of has been given to us of the rich heritage of care and ‘being for others’. Our mission as a gift. identifies why we exist. compassion of the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, It is our responsibility to To bring the healing ministry we are guided by our values of manage these precious of Jesus to those who are sick, hospitality, healing, stewardship resources effectively dying and in need through ‘being and respect. for the future. We are for others’: responsible for striving Hospitality demonstrates for excellence, developing • In the Spirit of Mary standing our response to the desire by her Son on Calvary personal talents, Hospitality toHealing be welcomed,Stewardship toRespect feel material possessions; wanted and to belong. • Through the provision of for our environment and It is our responsibility to quality, responsive and continuing the mission of extend this to all who compassionate health, the Sisters of the Little come into contact with community and aged care Company of Mary. services based on Gospel our services by promoting values, and connectedness, listening Respect recognises the and responding openly. value and dignity of every • In celebration of the rich Hospitality Healing Stewardship Respect person who is associated Healing demonstrates heritage, mission and story with our services. It is our desire to respond of the Sisters of the Little our responsibility to care Hospitality Healing toStew theardshi pwholeRespect person by Company of Mary. for all with whom we caring for their spiritual, come into contact, with psychological and Vision justice and compassion physical wellbeing. It Our vision identifies what we are no matter what the is our responsibility to striving to become. circumstances, and we value and consider the are prepared to stand up whole person, and to As a Catholic health, community for what we believe and promote healing through and aged care provider, to challenge behaviour that reconnecting, reconciling excel and be recognised, as a is contrary to our values. continuing source of healing, and building relationships. hope and nurturing to the people and communities we serve. Acknowledgement of Land and Traditional Owners Holy Spirit, we invoke your blessing on our country. We acknowledge that our services are built on traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lands. Those who once lived here and into whose sacred space our forbearers came, changing forever an older way of life. Bless us all and help us to join our hands and hearts together. Help us to heal one another and the land, so that our lives may flow with harmony and that we may live with love and deep respect. Cert no. L2/0037.2014 Calvary is pleased to be recognised as a leader in gender equality by the Workplace Gender and Equality Agency Print and Design: BHB Printing Pty Ltd Calvary Fast Facts People: 9,338 Employees 3,639 L-R Pauline Elloy, Leisure & Lifestyle, Volunteers and Palliative Care Nursing, Medical and Coordinator; with Layne Wong, who is 105 years young and a resident at Allied Health Employees Calvary St Joseph’s retirement Community. 1,891 Community Care Workers About Calvary 1,100 Volunteers Calvary is a charitable Catholic not-for-profit organisation with more than 10,000 staff and volunteers, 15 public and private hospitals, 14 Patient Care Retirement and Aged Care facilities, and 22 Community Care centres. We operate across six states and 143,177 territories within Australia. Established in Sydney in Private Hospital Admissions 1885, by the arrival of the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary in Australia, our mission is to provide health 59,521 care to the most vulnerable, including those reaching Public Hospital Admissions the end of their life. We provide aged and community care, acute and sub-acute health care, specialist palliative care and comprehensive care for people in Retirement the final year of their life. Communities Full details of our locations are on the back page of this Review. 981 W Beds About our cover Margot Webbe (30 Dec 1922 – 18 Aug 2014) 358 Independent living units Our cover features the late Margot LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY Webbe, a former recipient of Home HEALTH CARE LIMITED ANNUAL REVIEW 2013/2014 Continuing the Mission of the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary and Community Care (HACC) Services Community Victoria, a program of Calvary Community Care. Margot, who has 25 Care direct descendants, visited Bali 34 times in the last 29 years. Her last trip was at 90 years of age. 20,000 Clients The scarf Margot is wearing was knitted by her daughter not long before this photo was taken in August 2014 and 1,275,000 Margot insisted on wearing it. Our Hours of care warmest thanks to Margot’s family for their permission to use this image. [ 1 1] Contents Calvary Ministries 2 Foreword from the Chair 2 Role of Trustees 3 Directors 3 Governance 6 Message from the Chair Foreword from the Chair Little Company of Mary Health Care Board 8 of Calvary Ministries Board Committees 9 Our Mission is to bring the and provide a source of Board Directors 10 healing ministry of Jesus to strength and reach out to A Year in Review 12 those who are sick, dying those who are sick and dying. Our Strategy 14 and in need through Being The Directors of Calvary Our National Leadership Team 16 for Others. Ministries are again delighted with the many successes Our Services 18 It is now over three years since Calvary Ministries achieved throughout all our services this year. These Our People, assumed responsibility for the achievements did not come Our Culture 22 stewardship of the ministries easily and I wish to thank Mission, Formation and commenced by the Sisters of each and every person for the Employee Engagement 24 the Little Company of Mary in contribution they have made Australia so many years ago. Our Volunteers 29 to the commitment of our Workplace Health & Safety 31 Calvary Ministries, through mission and compassionate the work of the Little care we have provided to all Learning & Development 33 Company of Mary Health those we serve. In particular, Excellence in Care 34 Care Board and Executives, I would like to acknowledge continue to work in the the support, expertise and Clinical Governance 35 tradition of the mission of contribution of the Little Alliances 39 the Sisters in health, aged Company of Mary Health Care and community care in the Directors, Executive, Clinical, Our Community 42 spirit of their founder, the Administrative, Support Staff Community Advisory Councils 43 Venerable Mary Potter. and our Volunteers, who all play an important part in Calvary Community Care 45 Calvary Ministries, through ensuring the success of our its services, seeks to create Community Initiatives 46 Catholic health, aged and organisations that are life community care system. Wise Stewardship 49 giving and are filled with hope for the future. In its daily We again welcome this Financial Results 52 work, the sacredness of the visionary challenge and know that in your work you have the Service Development gift of life and the value and dignity of all people must assurance of the prayers and & Innovation 53 be respected. As was the support from the Directors Innovations 55 case when the Sisters of the of Calvary Ministries in appreciation for the important Hospital Developments 59 Little Company of Mary were responsible for the services contribution you make in Research 60 carrying on the rich mission we now conduct, the care Bequests 61 and tradition of the Sisters of and compassion is always the Little Company of Mary. motivated by our concern for Contacts Back Cover others to inspire hope, nurture Bill d’Apice people who are vulnerable Chair, Calvary Ministries [2 2 ] Role of Trustees The Catholic Church takes However, as the need has by Little Company of Mary great care in overseeing arisen, the Catholic Church has Health Care Limited. created the canonical entity the works done in its Calvary Ministries is to exercise known as a Public Juridic name. Health care is one a canonical stewardship role Person (PJP) as another way of those works. Religious over the Catholic health, aged for this canonical stewardship communities and dioceses and community care programs to be accomplished. Although have traditionally been and services intended to it sounds as if it is one person, the vehicles for carrying improve the health and well- it is constituted by a number of out this privileged work of being of the communities people. They act as the trustees sponsoring the ministry of they serve. These activities of the work of the Catholic health care. will be conducted in a manner Church in these organisations. consistent with the teachings The PJP that has been and laws of the Catholic Church approved by the Vatican and guided where appropriate for Little Company of Mary by the charism, spirit and Health Care Limited is known mission of the Sisters of the as Calvary Ministries. Calvary Little Company of Mary set Ministries’ purpose is to sustain out in the canonical By-Laws and further the health care of Calvary Ministries and the ministries originally undertaken Code of Ethical Standards, as by the Little Company of Mary approved by the Australian – Province of the Holy Spirit, Catholic Bishops’ Conference.