18/02/2026
News from JCAC's President!
A belated Happy New Year to all in our community.
Our world is constantly changing and in aged care that is also the reality as measure after measure is introduced by the regulators to improve this area of care. John Curtin Aged Care Inc is facing lots of challenges this year and while at times they can appear overwhelming, we are quietly confident that we will meet those challenges.
John Curtin has been thrust into the new process of Registration. Formerly known as Accreditation; which usually took place over a few weeks, this process now is spread across a few months and involves micro audits across all aspects of the business. Management is not given advance warning and when they receive the request, there is a short space of time in which to respond.
We can see the strategy behind this process, but it is challenging none the less. We fully support and thank Karen Robinson, the Acting CEO and the management team in this crucial time.
The Board is also facing change with long term member Malcolm Hull stepping down. Malcolm has served for a number of years as Vice President and Chair of the Infrastructure Committee. His knowledge has been invaluable, we thank him for his service to JCAC and his representation of the Clunes district and wish him well.
Jeremy Radford will be joining the Board, adding considerable project planning skills to the wide range of Board skills.
While we don't have further news to share about the Redevelopment Project at this stage, I can assure you that it too is uppermost in our planning.
So we are all being kept constantly on our toes. The Board and staff at John Curtin are working tirelessly to ensure that we can continue to provide the high standard of care expected of us by our community.
Susan Craven