Client & Carer Stories

Meet Sanae.  Sanae has been a loyal carer with Prestige Inhome Care for over 10 years. For her commitment and dedication to clients, she has continuously received positive feedback and been nominated for Star Awards on more than one occasion.

Sanae gives us an insight into her work and what interests her.

We are so privileged to have many wonderful carers who have had a long relationship with Prestige Inhome Care and our clients. Meet Anna, who recently clocked up an extraordinary 15 years with Prestige. Anna loves her work and after almost 30 years as a carer, her work has been a big part of her life and who she is.

Prestige Inhome Care recently sent special birthday messages to our extraordinary client Marie who turned 100.

It was a pleasure to learn more about Marie’s extraordinary life and her favourite memories. Marie spoke with Relationship Manager, Alex.

Every Prestige Inhome Care carer who visits Jozeph is struck by his generous spirit and happy nature. Like many Prestige clients, Jozeph has led an extraordinary life and entertains his care team recounting some of the significant events in his life.

For 10 years Stephanie was primary carer for her father-in-law. She was one of over 2.6 million carers in Australia providing essential care and support for a family member or friend. Stephanie worked full time to ensure Clarry could live comfortably at home with his family and remain as content as possible as he aged through his nineties and the inevitable deterioration in his health.

Looking back now, she is grateful to be able to draw on memories of him in his final years smiling, active and relaxed and knows that she played a major role in ensuring his life was as comfortable as possible.

Demand for in-home care services is increasing as more ageing Australians opt to stay in their home for longer, and the Sydney Eastern Suburbs community is no exception, with many locals considering care services.

Thankfully, there are local care workers like Caroline, who are dedicated to helping others live their best life possible in their own home. Caroline, who has worked as a carer in Ireland and Australia for almost 20 years, says the close bond she forms with clients keeps her committed to her job.

With an amazing 20 years’ experience as a carer, “people person” Joanne still loves her job.

“I love meeting new people, being able to help and care for them, and I love listening to their life stories,” Joanne says. “They really appreciate that I sit and really listen to them, and do that little bit extra with them in their home.”

Special birthday wishes were recently sent to Horace, an extraordinary Prestige Inhome Care client who turned 100!

Horace, who is known as Horrie, was visited by carer, Maria, and other members of the Prestige team to congratulate him on this most significant milestone birthday. Horrie warmly reflected on his life journey and shared some of his fondest memories with Prestige.

Tracey had been working in an office job for decades, but two years ago, with some encouragement from her daughter, Tracey decided to ‘make a complete change’ and chase after a career that would give back to the community.

After experiencing the loss of a loved one, Li asked herself: ‘What can I do to enjoy life? How can I give something back?’

“Naturally I gravitated to home care,” says Li.

Have you ever considered a career in home care? With 20 per cent of the population expected to be aged over 65 within the decade, and 76 per cent of Australians aged over 60 preferring to retire in the comfort of their own home, there’s a greater demand than ever for home care workers.

As a Case Manager, Melody is responsible for ensuring her clients receive the very best of care in the comfort of their own home.