Jo Grew up in country NSW where she completed her nursing training. Following extensive domestic and international travel she finally settled on the Sunshine Coast where she has lived for the last 22 to raise her 3 children. Jo’s nursing experience is quite diverse ranging from child health, midwifery, hospital nursing and remote aboriginal nursing. Jo worked at Noosa Hospital for a few years until her children were at school, which prompted the change to community nursing where she has been working for the last 17 years.

As one of the very first employees for Pearl Home Care, Sunshine Coast, Sam is now a dedicated Care Manager. Sam discovered her passion for Geriatrics at the young age of 18 when she completed a support worker course and worked in a high need’s dementia unit for many years. Sam continued to pursue her passion for caring through a Bachelor of Nursing Science to become a registered nurse. Her passion is in the job title - caring. Sam moved from Perth to Queensland 9 years ago and has 3 young children.

Nicole (Nicky) is a proud Kooma Kamilaroi Indigenous woman with more than 25 years’ experience in aged care. She has worked in both residential and community-based care and is passionate about caring for elders, given the big role they play in her family. Nicky was born and raised in Toowoomba and has recently moved to the Sunshine Coast after living in Brisbane for a short time. She has one adult son, loves watching the women’s soccer, NRL, athletics and swimming. Nicky is keen to learn more about the Sunshine Coast, local fishing spots and the Pearl way of caring for the local community.

A member of the Sunshine Coast community for more than 30 years, Sharon started her Aged Care career in 2003 as an Assistant in Nursing, progressing to an EEN in 2008. Her nursing expertise includes Dementia Care for both the aged care/disability sectors, and she has also been a Group Home Manager supporting people in the community who were unable to return home.

“I am looking forward to using my knowledge of Consumer Directed Care to assist elderly consumers in their own home to receive the maximum benefits and to navigate the ins and out of Home Care Package funding. My main goal/passion is to assist elderly consumers to keep their independence.”

Elliott has been working at Pearl as a scheduler since August 2023. He has 7 years experience in the insurance industry as a Team Leader and Scheduler and has a passion for operations management and ensuring that our business is set up to exceed our client's expectations.
In his spare time, Eliliott is a busy husband and father to his son and daughter and enjoys watching various sports while enjoying a cold beer.

Monica has been working in the Aged Care industry for the last 10 years and started with Pearl Home Care as a Support Worker and is now work in the Office as your friendly Receptionist. After the fast paced world of Sydney, Monica and her husband decided to make the move to the Sunshine Coast where they have now lived for the past 20 years, raising 2 children. Monica likes to spend her weekends enjoying time with family, eating out and going on long walks. Monica loves connecting with the elderly and bringing a smile to their face.