Harvey Health & Community Sevices Group | 3 The Harvey Health and Community Services Group is a privately-run community health organisation that has been providing aged care services to Harvey, Western Australia for almost 30 years. Originally, the Group was incorporated from a community committee established to look at the health and welfare needs in the local area. They secured government funding for some home and community care programs, and have evolved from a small organisation run wholly by volunteers into a group with more than 100 employees and a budget of more than $1 million a year. Today, the Group remains a not-for-profit and a nongovernment organisation. They now provide a whole range of home and community care services to aged and disable people in the area, including physiotherapy, occupational services and more. Claire Roach is the Executive Officer of the Group. After earning several diplomas in management and business fields, she started her career in the mining industry before progressing into the education sector. Over the years, she’s run a number of private organisations and government departments, and she brought that experience to the Harvey Health and Community Services Group more than seven years ago. Since she joined, she has helped the organisation grow at a sustained rate of 10 to 14 per cent every year. Over the last decade or so, the aged care industry has experienced many changes in funding structures and regulations. According to Claire, however, her industry background has helped Harvey Health and Community Services Group to adapt and evolve. “I’ve always felt that it’s important to strategically position our organisation to
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