Each facility is limited to ONE entry in the 2011 Idea of the Year Award.
Entries close at 9am EST on 1 September 2011
Contact Details
Name of your facility
Name of your organisation
Name of official representative for the idea
(i.e. your name)
Your position/title
Street address of your facility
Town/City
Postcode
Mobile phone

E-mail address

Your Idea

The judges will evaluate your idea against the following criteria,
so please make sure you address them clearly in your responses:

  • innovation and creativity;
  • staff commitment, enthusiasm and involvement;
  • positive outcomes for residents
The title of your idea (maximum 5 words)

Your idea in brief
(maximum 50 words)

Your objectives
(maximum 50 words)

How did you develop and implement
your idea?
(maximum 150 words)

Staff – identify staff roles. 
Who were the key players? 
How did they make a difference?
(maximum 50 words)

Outcomes –
What were the outcomes? 
How did you measure them?
(maximum 50 words)

Have you received external funding to implement your idea?

 No

Digital photos please!

A picture is worth a thousand words, so please include about 6 photos.
  • Exterior of your facility, showing the main entrance.

Photos of key staff and residents / Photos of your ‘idea’

  • staff and residents engaged involved in different aspects of the activity/ process associated with your idea.
  • key stages or events, moments in your idea.
Because aged care is about people, please include as many ‘people shots’ as possible: staff interacting with residents, and with each other; people engaged in activities; people working, playing, talking, listening, etc.

How do you know which photos to take?  Think of it like this:  If you showed your photos to someone who doesn’t know anything about your idea, they should be able to  understand  – without any prompting from you  – what happened, where it happened, who was involved, and how the people involved felt about it. 

E-mail your photos to idea@agedcarechannel.com.au
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