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Registered nurse and head of international care consultancy Peter Bewert has been awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for 鈥渙utstanding achievement and services鈥� to the betterment of care for older persons.

To receive the accolade, recipients must be nominated by their peers, considered by an independent process and recognised by the nation. In Peter鈥檚 case, a group of people unknown to him placed the nomination, which was approved by the Australian government. The High Commission of Australia in England then informed him he would be invested in the Australian Honours Roll in the UK as a recipient of the award.

Upon hearing he had been awarded an OAM, Peter Bewert, Managing Director of Meaningful Care Matters, said: 鈥淚 am honoured that people have regarded the work I have achieved in social care over the years to be significant enough to nominate me for an OAM. I went into denial, initially. All I鈥檝e ever seen myself doing is my job and trying to be the best I can be alongside the brilliant people I work with both in Australia and the UK.

鈥淭his award is one that recognises and represents the achievements of so many people, not just me. It鈥檚 not about me, it鈥檚 about us. Titles and accolades don鈥檛 mean anything without action and that action doesn鈥檛 just come from just one person.鈥�

Bewert decided to set up Meaningful Care Matters in 2019 to help bring back the 鈥渁rt and heart鈥� of caring for people. His goal is to make the lived experience for older people in health and social care settings a more meaningful experience, by coming back to what matters 鈥� a culture of freedom, purpose and meaning.

鈥淚鈥檓 a nurse at heart and always will be. I started nursing when I left school at the age of 15; fast-forward almost 30 years and have seen all different types of care 鈥� the good, the great and the indifferent. You feel outstanding care before you see it. It鈥檚 a feeling of being loved, content, secure, safe and free to be yourself. This is what the heart of care is about,鈥� Bewert said.

Peter has helped care homes across the UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada adopt The Butterfly Approach 鈥� a dementia model creating a person-centred care culture, where people are 鈥榝ree to be me鈥�. It values emotional intelligence, domestic household living and the core belief that everyone living with dementia has a unique story that has meaning and matters.

During the pandemic, he also launched the Meaningful Connections Community platform to help offer individuals and care providers an opportunity to share, collaborate and debate issues impacting person-centred care cultures. He has also focused on supporting teams to adopt a wellness and feelings first approach to care, as well as individuals who are being supported in health and social care settings.