Our Team
Dementia Directions
Helen
FOUNDER
Helen is specialised in the area of best practice dementia care, community aged care services, physical activity for the ageing and advocacy. Helen is trained in the suite of programs designed for aged care offered by Dementia Australia and Dementia Training Australia, she has also completed dementia-specific work experience in the USA and Canada.
Helen has Bachelor of Sport & Recreation and a certificate in Advocacy. She is an experienced team leader and coordinator in community and ethnicity focussed aged care. Helen will get to know you and your loved ones and be able to offer a kind and caring approach to support your situation.
Alison
REGISTERED NURSE
Alison has been a Registered Nurse for nearly 30 years, graduating with a Bachelor of Nursing and completing her Graduate Nurse Program. She has spent her extensive nursing career being a devoted and passionate Registered Nurse in some of our major hospitals most recently, she has extended that care to work as a community nurse for RDNS.
Alison is experienced in the geriatric and neurological fields with advanced studies in Neurosciences. Alison provides a vast range of experience and knowledge to tailor an approach to help your situation, her dedicated and patient manner has earned the admiration and esteem from her senior managers, colleagues and patients alike. She is now here to help you.
Mike
Director
Mike has been a Chief Financial Officer of large businesses for 25 years and has been a Company Director of Australian and International companies for over 10 years. His qualifications include Chartered Accountant (Fellow), BA Hons in Accounting and Finance, MSc in Professional Accounting and Fellow of Taxation Institute of Australia.
Mike is an experienced business leader as a Company Director and Financial Executive, he deals with the business aspects of our organisation including client service agreements, finance and our people. Mike has worked in the aged care sector as a senior executive and has personal experience through his mother who is living Dementia.