Gladstone Community Linking Agency Takes on Senate Select Committee in the Hopes of a Better Outcome for Disability and Aged Care Services.

The CEO of Gladstone Community Linking Agency (GCLA) Jenni Marsh, recently presented to the Senate Select Committee on the Work and Care’s Public Hearing.

The recent public hearing investigation was in regard to finding more sustainable work arrangements to allows the needs of employers, the workforce and customers to be met. GCLA operates in the Gladstone Region, providing disability and aged care services, as well as a social enterprise providing full employment to people with a disability. NDIS and the aged care service sector is a 24/7 operation, with peak times usually centering around a client’s morning, lunch, and evening. These same peak periods occur in most households.