Ko hoku tauhi ‘a Sihova ‘e ‘ikai te u masiva - Saame 23:1
The Nena Cares Story
Nena Cares was founded by an amazing woman named Akosita who was a teacher before migrating from Tonga to Australia in 1982. She has over 40 years experience in the care sector, caring for newborns, young children, youth, right through to elderly.
For over 30 years she has worked as an accredited interpreter and translator for various government agencies. Akosita became a registered nurse because she loves helping people, especially her family and community. For over 20 years she has worked in aged care and disability and she identified a need for high quality support. She is passionate about caring for people with disabilities particularly those with autism, intellectual disability and down syndrome, neurological disorder, and mental health.
Akosita’s greatest achievement is being a mum of four children and proud grandma to six grandchildren. She loves her grandchildren unconditionally and they are what drives her to make a difference in the world and to create a worthy legacy.
Akosita’s grandchildren call her Nena (pronounced Neh-nah..which is the Tongan word for grandma). This is why Akosita chose the name Nena Cares because everyone deserves to feel the love, care and warmth of a Nena.
The Nena Cares Mission
Our mission is to bring hope, happiness and high quality support to people living with disability in the Sydney community.
Our Values
'We love because He first loved us’ – 1 John 4:19
We don’t just speak of our values, we live by them and that’s why participants and their families have come to trust Nena Cares. These are the values we’ve been raised with and they are what we pass on to our children and our team. Our care is genuine and uncommon and you will see it on our faces and feel it in the support we provide.
Integrity
We act with honesty and integrity by doing the right thing and taking our commitments seriously. We honour agreements made and monitor all supports to ensure transparency and accountability. We seek continuous improvement to ensure we deliver a high quality service.
Fairness
We welcome and value people of all faiths, backgrounds and lifestyles. We are culturally and linguistically diverse. We treat people the way we want to be treated. We make sure no one is excluded, discriminated against or left behind.
Respect & Dignity
We acknowledge each person’s dignity and self-worth. We listen and respect. We consider people’s thoughts and feelings when designing support services unique to our NDIS participants. We enable participants to maintain independence, have choice and control.
