About Us

"the safest healthcare environment possible"

At ACME our mission is to change the culture of care in Australia. We ensure that all our care services are carried out by high level care providers that are skilfully trained and prepared. As a result, we hope to create the safest healthcare environment possible and endeavour to make this the new benchmark of personal care.

Compassion

Our compassion comes from our 22 years of lived experience in ICU nursing, caring for people in all moments of life. This exposure has cultivated deep compassion for the community and has driven our desire to give back by providing the highest-level of healthcare.

Holistic

When beginning your care journey with you, or a loved one, we don’t just consider physical health. We strive to understand emotional, mental and spiritual health too. This holistic approach will shape the care provided, always beginning with you, your needs, and any other caregivers in your life.

Dependable

We commit to taking care of you from the moment we engage. You can rely on us to always be there, whenever we are needed. Our extensive experience in healthcare has ingrained in us a high level of professionalism that you can trust.

Ethical

We never compromise a persons care for any reason. Our team is professionally trained, experienced, and committed to creating a safe care environment for you in your home. We always include a clients loved one, or carer in the care plan process to ensure we’re providing the best, most effective care services for our clients.
Co-Founder of ACME

Pooja Patel

Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Nursing, Flinders University (yr)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Critical Care, Flinders University
  • Cert 4 in training & assessment ALS (advanced life support)
  • Intensive Care Nurse since 2010

Pooja’s career in nursing over the last 12 years has seen her gain extremely diverse experience in healthcare. She began her career in Aged Care, where she worked as a clinical nurse. She then gained further experience as a disability support worker. Since then, Pooja has worked inside both the Lyell McEwin Hospital and Modbury Hospital in the high care and ICU departments in Adelaide. Pooja is an accomplished senior ICU nurse and is well respected by her peers.

Now, a mother of two children aged 4 and 10, Pooja has the desire to leave the hospital environment and give back to the community. Through her experiences working in healthcare, Pooja has observed the compromised care that exists in the community. Her desire now is to change the culture of care that exists in Australia. She aims to achieve this by sharing her knowledge and expertise by training more personal care workers to a higher, safer standard.

Personal Interests
  • Travel
  • Spending time with friends and loved ones
Co-Founder of ACME

Kiran Hanjrah

Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Nursing, University of South Australia 2009
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Critical Care, Flinders University
  • Intensive Care Nurse since 2010
  • Cert 4 in training & assessment

Kiran has been working as an ICU nurse at the Royal Adelaide Hospital since 2010. Whilst studying at University Kiran looked after a young child with high complex needs. Each morning she would go to her house and assist her in getting ready for her school day. This left a lasting impact on Kiran to always learn and give more.

Like Pooja, Kiran has gained a wide range of skills and knowledge, including qualifications as a clinical nurse and experience working with people living with disabilities.

Kiran is also a proud mother of two children, ages 9 and 6. Now, she is looking to leave the shift work that accompanies life as an ICU nurse. Now, Kiran wishes to embark on a journey that gives back to the community and feels meaningful to her. She wants to create an impact in the personal care sector and leave a legacy of great community care.

Personal Interests
  • Interior Styling
  • Reading
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