Client
Medium sized aged and community care provider servicing the south west metropolitan area and parts of metropolitan South Australia.
Problem
In 2015 the Aged Care industry underwent major reform by the government. The industry was converted into a consumer directed care system where customers had far greater choice over the types of care and services they accessed, how and when they received them, and most importantly: from whom. In a rapidly changing and increasingly competitive environment, Care Options were having a tough time adjusting: Turnover was at an all-time high, the team weren’t motivated, complaints averaged 15 per month, and they were operating at a net profit loss of -1.1%.
Situation
The Organisational Culture Inventory® (OCI) showed that Care Options’ current Culture had positives: people were expected to be supportive of each other as well as friendly and open. However, there was also an emphasis on needed to follow the rules, oppose new ideas, and shift responsibility for decisions. The resu lt was pleasant place to work – but people weren’t motivated or satisfied. People felt the company could be performing better, but that they couldn’t do anything about it.
Solution
We partnered with Care Options following the OCI/OEI assessment to facilitate three major activities that were pivotal to the success of the Culture Program:
- Creation of the Culture Optimisation Group (COG) enabled staff to have a voice and the opportunity to put their ideas into action.
- Leadership Development and High Performance Coaching supported the organisation's most senior leaders to role model and reinforce the expectations for excellence.
- A Collaborative Organisational Redesign involved a range of staff to freely discuss their feelings and ideas and share their hopes for Care Options moving forwards. New recruitments were made with the ideal culture and structure in mind and they were quick to join the journey.
Outcome
To see the full story check out the Care Options COG video below