Care Of Older Persons

Hello. My name is Tony Davidson. I have been with Akooramak for almost 30 years. I strive to maintain our great facility to the best my team and I can. I have three people working with me on my team. I am a father of 7 with 2 grandchildren. During my downtime, I love spending time with my wife of 18 years and home educating our six children. I also enjoy reading comics, drawing, and annoying my wife. Say hello if you see me walking around!

Marnie is passionate about In Home Care and she will tell you that her primary drive for the work she does is to support people to Live in their own homes to their fullest capabilities for as long as possible. She possesses a “Can Do” attitude and enjoys working with clients and their families to build services around their care needs and lifestyle. Marnie understands home care from the ground up having started at Akooramak as a personal care worker (home care) and over the years has been able to use her transitional business skills from previous roles to advance to the position of Home Care Co-Ordinator, bringing value to her clients and leading the Home Care Team.

Being engaged with people and her community has always played a significant role in her life having volunteered and sat on many committees including Junior Rugby league, Community Kindergarten, School P&C, Dog Obedience Club, and the Rural Fire Service.

I was originally a city girl from Perth, Western Australia, and grew up on the coast. I spent my twenties traveling the world before meeting my husband Noel on a working holiday in Queensland. Our 2 children were born in St. Lawrence. We returned to Warwick, my husband's hometown, and purchased a property in Junnabee. I love to swim, go to live theatre, and once a month go to an art class.

The best part of my job is watching the residents’ faces light up when they do an activity. The lifestyle team is constantly working on activities to keep our residents' smiling. If our team can dream it up - WE will do it.

Tracey was born and raised in Warwick and after working away in Brisbane and Toowoomba during my early 20’s.

Tracey returned to Warwick to marry and raise my family, also becoming involved in a number of local committees and sporting groups over the years. She has worked at Akooramak since 2015 in Administration and in March 2023 was offered to role of Admissions Finance officer. This role entails processing of the resident billing and managing the income and expenditure of our client’s home care packages. Tracey also assist families in explaining the financial requirements that are part of entering into Aged Care.

I was born and raised in Brisbane and have always had a passion for aged care after being so close to my Great grandparents growing up. As a young girl I would often tell people when I grew up I wanted to visit the elderly on the weekend and serve them tea and read magazines with them.

After finishing grade 12 I commenced my university studies in Social work however I quickly discovered this was not for me and decided I transfer to a double degree of Nursing and Paramedicine, after 4 years of study and countless placements during Covid 19 outbreaks I completed my degrees in 2021.

During this time I met my now husband Ryan who was born and grew up in Warwick and we decided to move back to his home town to continue our lives together which is when I applied for a registered Nursing position at Akooramak and have never looked back.

During my time at akooramak I have completed additional qualifications in infection control and prevention and immunisations and I'm dedicated to proving ongoing specialised care to our current and future residents as well as develop high standards of practice for our clinical staff while focusing on person centered care in conjunction with the aged care quality standards.

Tracey has a strong background in the Aged Care Industry, with a primary focus on the not-for-profit sector. Tracey has a Bachelor of Nursing, Post Graduate Diploma in Palliative Care, and a Master of Clinical Nursing specializing in Gerontology.

She has a passion for Dementia care and ensuring that those living with dementia receive the best care available.

Tracey has been with Akooramak since March 2022, first as (acting) Director of Care before transitioning to the CEO role in January 2023.

Born in Esk, Qld, and lucky to have very supportive parents. Grew up in Bundaberg, attended Teachers’ College and taught primary classes in regional and country towns of Qld for 20 years.

Became an Ampol fuel distributor in Warwick for 8 years and then owned a sheet-metal workshop to now. Married to Elaine for 46 years with two sons, a daughter and 6 young grandchildren.

I child-mind occasionally, play golf regularly but poorly, and have been on the Akooramak board for 21 years.