Wellness & Lifestyles Australia (W&L) has featured in various forms of media whether it be about our services, our therapists, our activities in association with local charity groups or to simply notify current and potential clients and therapists about the prestigious awards we have been nominated for or have won!

The following is a number of media where W&L has featured. Click on the links to find out more!

W&L’s Case Study With Innovate SA
Over the past 24 months Wellness & Lifestyles has been growing rapidly. To deal with demands senior staff at W&L have taken part in several Innovate SA Growing Global Companies programs. Click here to read the W&L’s Case Study.

Physiotherapy New-Graduate Success Story
The dream of working as a physiotherapist for a major sporting team is often short-lived. In reality, many physiotherapy careers don’t start on the sporting field, but instead working long hours in an outpatient clinic within the same 4×4 cubicle each day. read more…

W&L Becomes South Australia’s Leader In Physiotherapy Employment
Due to their emphasis on work-life balance, Wellness & Lifestyles Australia has now become the largest physiotherapy department in South Australia. Providing the most choice for staff in terms of location and hours, whilst providing care to the most number of clients compared to any other provider in the state, has now meant that W&L is the employer of choice for physiotherapists in SA. read more…

Another Successful Medicare Audit For W&L
Medicare Australia has recently audited the claiming profiles of three therapists from W&L in relation to allied health Medicare Benefit Schedule (MBS) services. read more…

Need Volunteers? W&L has an exciting new venture just for you!
Improved resident outcomes are the shared vision of W&L and our Residential Care partners and with this in mind, Wellness and Lifestyles are proud to report the introduction of a Student Volunteer joint venture with the University of Adelaide. read more…

Wellness & Lifestyles volunteer their time to help with YVariety
W&L have made a commitment to Yvariety (Young Variety, a committee of the Variety Charity) by volunteering their time and supporting financially.  W&L staff are given the opportunity to volunteer their time during working hours to assist at events where the special children (often with disabilities) are provided with entertainment, gifts etc. read more…

Wellness and Lifestyles recognises the importance of principle
Wellness and Lifestyles have outlined what it means to be a great company by defining what makes a great company. As such, we believe our first responsibility is to the aged care facility residents, the elderly clients in their homes and the general public who use our products and services.  In meeting their needs everything we do must be of high quality. We must constantly strive to improve the level of care, the level of funding and reducing costs at aged care facilities.  Client requests for services must be dealt with promptly and accurately. All interactions with clients must be a positive experience with customer service of utmost importance. read more…

W&L awarded “Small Business Highly Commended” Award at MCEI Marketing Awards Presentation.
Nick Heywood-Smith, CEO of Wellness & Lifestyles Australia received the “Small Business Highly Commended” award at the recent MCEI Marketing Awards Presentation. This event is much more than winners receiving marketing awards. It is a true celebration of small, micro and home based business as they are recognised and rewarded for what they do will in business. read more…

Continuous Professional Development Registration Standard
Continuous Professional Development is the means by which members of the profession maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge, expertise and professional competence and develop the personal and professional qualities required through their professional lives. (Physiotherapy Board of Australia – website). read more…

Wellness & Lifestyles Career Opportunities
W&L are market leaders in the provision of mobile allied health services in South Australia. Specialising in aged care, W&L provides services to over 220 facilities and more than 8500 aged-care beds in South Australia, Victoria and the Northern Territory. Featured in the CareerOne section of The Advertiser on Saturday the 21^st of August 2010, W&L are currently seeking a physiotherapist, a podiatrist and an occupational therapist to join our team. For more information please contact Rebekah (HR/Recruitment Manager) on (08) 8331 3000 or email careers@wellnesslifestyles.com.au. read extract…

Swallowing Difficulties in Aged Care
Dysphagia and swallowing difficulties are common throughout aged care. In fact, 45% of people over the age of 75 have a swallowing problem, commonly known as Dysphagia. read more…

The Evolution of Health Care Training
The health care industry is changing and one education system doesn’t fit all.  People can now have access to online courses and distance education taught by leading universities and higher education providers around the country.  Courses such as nursing, public health and health promotion can now be taught online. read more…

Wellness & Lifestyles Director Nick Heywood-Smith wins award at 10th Annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards
Physiotherapist and entrepreneur Nick Heywood-Smith has been named South Australian Young Entrepreneur Of The Year. read full article…

Wellness & Lifestyles Receives Award at International Interactive Media Awards 2010
Wellness & Lifestyles have again been in the award spotlight with their website receiving a ‘Best in Class’ Award at the International IMA Awards 2010. The Interactive Media Awards™ recognize the highest standards of excellence in website design and development and honour individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievement. read more…

How Less Qualified Workers Are Picking Up The Slack
Mounting workloads, high stress and low pay are forcing aged-care nurses from the sector with an increasing number of less qualified workers taking up the slack.

Nurses working in aged care can expect to earn 10 per cent less than nurses working in public hospitals. read more…

The Baron Report….ACFI Savings
Aged Care Facilities are in the business of caring for residents; however the business side of things is often forgotten. Saving money on services such as ACFI documentation or Allied Health is often not saving money, but losing money.  Spreading key clinical staff too thin not only affects resident outcomes, but financial outcomes.  To find out how Wellness & Lifestyles Australia

can help you with your ACFI funding……read more on Page 3 of this report!

Adelaide Western General Practice Network (AWGPN)
W&L are great supporters of the AWGPN.  The AWGPN provides services and support to General Practices in the north-west and western areas of metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia.  Incorporated in 1993 as part of a network of General Practitioners, the Network is well regarded for its capacity to produce high quality outcomes for GPs and population health… ..read more about them!

Adelaide Now….Loves that long weekend
PODIATRIST, James O’Shannassy enjoys the flexibility that comes with working four, 10-hour days a week.  “It’s a lifestyle sort of thing,” Mr O’Shannassy, who works for Wellness & Lifestyles Australia, says…….read on.

2009 Telstra Business Awards Finalists
Wellness & Lifestyles Australia was a finalist in both the 2008 and 2009 Telstra Business Awards.  Wish us luck for 2010!!

InBusiness Magazine
Healthy choice drives WLA’s run!

Health enterprise Wellness & Lifestyles Australia obviously reasons, if you’re going to pick a name, pick an impressive one. Specialising in aged care, WLA outgrew several premises in recent years as demand spiked thanks to a critical decision. Director Nick Heywood-Smith says broadening the firm’s product offering was key to the impressive growth spurt.

“Previously we were very much in a niche market providing only physiotherapy services to our clients. We now offer a full range of services and go across these disciplines,” Nick says.  “Our services now include educational training, service provision and consultancy to peak industry bodies including GP divisions.

“To enable this we have had to move premises a couple of times to be able to provide training to our staff and have therapy consultants available at all times. The decisions to make these moves have also been milestones.”

Core services driving growth include physiotherapy, podiatry, speech pathology and dietetics.

“The change in the demographic of SA’s population has also driven our growth,” Nick says. “With the number of elderly people increasing the demand for services has increased.

“We have also noted a huge demand for an increased level of health care service. People are not satisfied with basic service anymore. This includes aged care facilities and private clients; they now expect an improved response time and a more hands-on service with more time being spent with clients.

“Some of our clients also require this (in order) to meet the changing demands of the aged care industry and to improve their facilities – to meet best practice guidelines, for instance.” Read more…

Business SA Xpress
Publication of Wellness & Lifestyles’ finalist position in the 2009 South Australian Telstra Business Awards.

Variety, The Childrens Charity/Y-Variety
YVariety held it’s second ‘RockWiz meets Singing Bee’ on Friday, 26th June 2009.  The night was a huge success with over 250 guests and supporters attending, raising approximately $8,000 net for youth at risk in SA.  Find out more…

Telstra Media Release – SA businesses excel in challenging times
Telstra Corporation’s coverage of the leading small and medium businesses named as finalists for the 2009 South Australia (SA) Telstra Business Award, of which Wellness & Lifestyles Australia was one!  Explains how businesses are weathering the current financial difficulties through a combination of strong customer focus, innovation and robust business processes.  Read on…

CareerOne article
Utah makes four day weeks official

Highlights Australia’s reluctance to follow the US trend of working four 10-hour days a week.  However, some of Wellness & Lifestyles’ therapists think it’s great having the choice as you can spend more time at home, with family or just simply playing golf!  The full article…