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Mandy - aged care worker

Mandy - aged care worker

Mandy moved from banking into the care and support sector because she wanted a job where she could be of service to people. She explains why she enjoys working in aged care and how it has changed her life.

Male voiceover:

Mark it.

Mandy:

I was previously in the banking sector, and I chose to move to the aged care sector because I wanted to be of service and of a benefit to someone.

Elizabeth:

Hi there. Another face! (LAUGHS)

Female voiceover:

Yeah.

I'll be doing your make-up.

Elizabeth:

Trying to make me pretty.

Mandy:

I remember the first day I met Elizabeth.

She liked things in a particular order.

Elizabeth:

You didn't dry that, did you?

Mandy:

Dry it? No, I didn't. (CHUCKLES)

Her place was very clean, and I thought,

"What do you need me for?"

But it wasn't just about that in the end.

I was also here for companionship.

Are you ready to go outside?

Elizabeth:

Yeah.

Mandy:

Are you gonna be warm enough?

Big smile.

Teeth.

The camera loves you.

She asks a lot about my life, um, about my kids, about my relationships,

and gives me advice.

So it's kind of nice to get a different perspective from her.

This one's pretty, Elizabeth.

Elizabeth:

Yeah.

That's lovely.

Mandy:

This one new?

That's beautiful.

Elizabeth:

What is it?

Mandy:

I love the colour.

For me, it's not work. I'm coming to visit a friend.

She's very witty.

She's very caring, very giving.

Very quick.

She's intelligent.

People forget that you've lived a life.

They forget that, you know, they're someone's grandmother,

they were once a wife, um, a sister, a friend.

And that's why I do it. I just.....um, you know, believe that their life still has to be celebrated.

Male voiceover:

And then big smile.

Brilliant.

And cut.

Last updated: 16 August 2021

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