About Us 

Our Mission

Catholic Healthcare promotes life in all its fullness by providing aged, health and community services inspired by the Catholic tradition.

Our symbol

From the Biblical story of the flood (Genesis 8:10-11), the dove speaks to us of God’s loving kindness and of community. The healing ministry of Jesus began with the presence of the dove (Mark 1:10), sign of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit continues to inspire the Church and our work at Catholic Healthcare today.

Our Values

Our values inform our behaviours. They express the dispositions that we bring to our work. We operate with compassion, honesty, respect and hospitality, and we strive for excellence.

Our guiding principles

Our guiding principles are faithfulness, service, community, justice and stewardship.

Our services

We provide a diverse range of services through 39 residential aged care services, ten seniors living communities, three healthcare services and 33 community services programs.

Our clients 

We serve the sick, frail, elderly, marginalised and dying, people with a disability, people with a mental illness, people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Our employees 

We are supported by 3,239* employees. Catholic Community Services employs 602 people, 1,732 work in our residential aged care services and seniors living communities, 769 are employed in healthcare, and 136 in our corporate office.

Our locations

We operate services across metropolitan, regional and rural NSW and south-east Queensland.   

Our funding

We receive funding from the following Australian and New South Wales State Government Departments: Department of Health and Ageing; Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care; Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; NSW Health.   

Our responsibilities

We are regulated by Federal and State laws and are subject to the Code of Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church.

*as at 30 November 2009

Go to: At a Glance    

Go to: 2008/09 Annual Report