Yvette Pastro and Monica Beckman from Griffith Aged Care Service were proud to host and organise the event this year, with representatives coming from all over NSW to attend at the Griffith Exies Club.

Chairperson of NASSA Lynette Overton expressed her enthusiasm for the conference, and her positive experience in Griffith.

“All of our members work in aged care services, all do the individual social support or social supporting groups … that commonality of what we offer for services is often a really good footprint on how to network together, and share ideas and we have people from all around the area,” Ms Overton said.

“We have all felt really welcomed in Griffith, and we are certainly looking forward to visiting some of the wineries and seeing what there is to see in the town while we are here.”

Keynote speaker Sue Peiters-Hawke spoke about positive aging and her experience as a carer, after seeing her mothers deterioration with dementia.

Other speakers at the conference discussed and held workshops on changes within the department of veteran affairs, how they can access services, and changes made in the new philosophy of choice and how to fit in to these new schemes and ideas.

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A major theme focused on giving energy to service providers themselves, and to look at how they can renew their spirit, and how to deal with the aged care reforms, which can often be challenging and complex.

“The workshops are built around what our members have been interested in, and we have an accountant who is a attending to help us with the costs of excellence.

“The workshops are excellent because you are dealing with government funding you have to keep eye on the costings and budgets and getting value for money with the funding you have been granted,” Ms Overton said.