A legendary service award has been awarded to two Kāpiti aged care legends.
Heather Rye and Barbara Mador from Kena Kena and Kapiti Rest Home have won the VCare Legendary Service to the Aged Residential Care Sector Award at the NZCAA/EBOS Healthcare Excellence in Care Awards.
The pair were presented with the award at this year's New Zealand Aged Care Association conference which had the theme Aged Care in a Pandemic World.
With 100 years of nursing and rest home experience between them, the conference awards recognise the continuous pursuit of providing excellence in care by aged residential care facilities and their staff.
With Barbara clocking up 60 years as a registered nurse and Heather 40 years, the pair have well and truly passed the nomination criteria of working in the industry for more than 100 years.
Normally a joint award, the pair have owned Kena Kena Rest Home for the last 24 years and Kapiti Rest Home for the last three years, crediting their partnership as a reason for successfully running a business and providing loving care at the same time.