Therese has worked in aged care for around 17 years, starting in the United Kingdom as a personal care assistant. She has won an industry award in 2005 while working as a Recreational Activities Officer for Improvement of Quality of Life for Residents (Aged & Community Services Industry Award). Therese went on to train as an Occupational Therapist and worked in Vocational Rehabilitation for 4 years, before joining Montefiore Homecare in 2014 as Homecare Coordinator.