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DIAL-AN-ANGEL nannies are still SUPER after all these years

1 July 2005

When Dena Blackman placed her first advertisement over 38 years ago she anticipated a ‘warm’ response but the reaction was overwhelming. Before Dena was able to interview and screen the first Angels, she had a waiting list of 22 prospective clients who had seen the advertisements and were prepared to wait for their very own Angels!

With a $200 bank loan, Dena founded the fledgling DIAL-AN-ANGEL office on Sydney’s North Shore. DIAL-AN-ANGEL grew quickly from a one person, one-telephone office to 12 offices nationwide. The Central Coast office was opened on July 5th 1999.

From relatively unsophisticated beginnings, DIAL-AN-ANGEL has developed an enviable professional reputation as the leader in home and family care across Australia. The national operation is now controlled from Sydney by Dena’s third daughter, Danielle Robertson. Under Susan Seaborn’s dedicated management, the Central Coast office was recognised as Office of the Year in 2004 and Susan is keen to repeat that success this year.

DIAL-AN-ANGEL always seeks to register suitably skilled and caring Angels. Susan believes the work is perfect for mothers to schedule around their family’s commitments. “We need to register new Angels to cope with the growing demand. Applicants can be mums with grown children or active grandparents who enjoy driving, working in the garden and around the home. Angels may elect to work any three hours or more - on days and at times which suit them. It’s even their choice whether they work during school vacations,” says Susan.

About DIAL-AN-ANGEL Pty Limited

DIAL-AN-ANGEL is the only national agency that has been committed to serving busy Australians and visitors to Australia since 1967. As a full service home and family care agency, live-in as well as Visiting Angels™ undertake all manner of home-based services: domestic housekeeping & cleaning, child care, babysitting, in-home nursing, disability care, eldercare-at-home®, supervised contact visits, garden & home maintenance, pet care, caretaking and home & corporate functions. Medico-legal reports may be requested and a wide range of services is available though our Corporate Services department.

A wide range of story ideas and photos are available for publication. Contact 02 9362 4225 or administration@dialanangel.com