August 22, 2025#WeAreNorthern
Meet Caroline Walters, Enrolled Nurse, Dianella Hostel.
Q: First, let’s start with your coffee order?
A: I love a Singapore breakfast tea.
Q: Tell us about your journey at Kilmore District Hospital (KDH), specifically Dianella Hostel?
A: I started at KDH in August 2014, and my current role is an Enrolled Nurse level 3 at Dianella Hostel. I have an awesome job working with a great team to ensure excellent care of our elderly. I often step in to the team leader role which gives me lots of opportunities to make Dianella the wonderful place it is!
It’s a privilege every day to be part of the Dianella family.
Q: What is the best part of working at Dianella Hostel?
A: The best part of working at Dianella Hostel is being able to talk with so many interesting people from the elderly and their families to our wonderful staff, including our medical health professionals.
Q: What does a day in your job look like?
A: A day in my job is always busy and mainly entails ensuring our residents and their lovely families receive all the great nursing care they deserve. There’s lots of behind the scenes work our nurses and healthcare workers do to ensure the safety and happiness of our residents every day!
Q: If you weren’t in your current role, what would you have been instead?
A: I started out straight after school in banking but always wanted to be a nurse, so I’m right where I want to be!
Q: Tell us one thing not many people know about you.
A: Something not everyone knows about me: I have had lots of success with breeding horses and even hand reared a two-day old baby named “Maisey” after her mummy passed away, until she was 10 months old!
I had to get up overnight every two hours to feed her with a bottle just like a newborn then start work at 7 am. I was tired, but it was so rewarding seeing her grow up to be happy and healthy.
Q: Sweet or savoury?
A: Sweet …. I’m a hopeless chocolate lover!
Q: Mountain or beach? Why?
A: Mountain, I love the ever-changing environment, and my second home is Tasmania when I’m not busy at work.
Q: What advice you’d like to give to your younger self?
A: I really wouldn’t change a thing; I have a wonderful life surrounded by lots of awesome people!
