About Us
Introducing The Videri Way
Our story, our people
Videri Australia (formerly Group Homes Australia) opened its first home in 2011 with a vision to revolutionise dementia care in Australia. Our Founder Tamar Krebs recognised the limitations of traditional institutional care. Drawing on best practice international models, Tamar set out to create a new approach, one that places the person, their individual routines, and the feeling of home at the heart of supporting families living with dementia.
Fourteen years on, Videri Australia has grown to 23 homes, with more currently under construction. Based in Sydney, we specialise in small, familiar homes for 6–10 people that look, feel, and function like real homes. Each home offers 24/7 support from our dedicated Resident Care team and our Homemakers, who provide compassionate, personalised care.
Life in a Videri home is filled with meaning through conversation, shared meals, gardening, music, outings, and more. It’s not about rigid schedules, it’s about living a vibrant life yet to be lived. This is the Videri Way.
Our innovative model has been described as the “gold standard in dementia care” by industry leaders and continues to gain recognition for its humanity and effectiveness.
Backed by an Executive Team with a wealth of senior leadership experience in health and aged care, we are committed to raising the standard of dementia care in Australia and making our homes more available to more people.
We invite you to experience the Videri Way firsthand. Speak with our team, visit one of our homes, meet our Homemakers and see how our unique approach comes to life with our residents and our families.
At Videri Australia, we’re creating a world where people with dementia are seen and can thrive.
Meet our Executive
With expertise spanning healthcare, aged care, disability, and social infrastructure, each member of our Executive brings a unique perspective and proven capability to scale our innovative model with compassion and precision. Grounded in experience, driven by purpose, and relentlessly focused on what matters most – people – our Leadership Team is perfectly placed to lead Videri Australia into the future of dementia care.
Leah Gabolinscy – Chief Executive Officer
Leah Gabolinscy is a strategic and people-centred executive with over 25 years of leadership experience across healthcare, aged care, and complex service environments. As CEO of Videri Australia, she leads the organisation’s mission to do dementia care differently, championing a model that places dignity, choice, and connection at the heart of everyday life for people living with dementia.
Tamar Krebs – Founder and Chief Experience Officer
Tamar Krebs is the founder of Videri Australia and a trailblazer in dementia care innovation, with nearly 30 years of experience across Australia and internationally. As Chief Experience Officer, she continues to innovate and lead the care and delivery teams with heart and purpose, shaping family experiences, and ensuring every resident lives with dignity, connection, and meaning.
Maria Bowling – Chief Financial Officer
Maria Bowling brings over 25 years of finance leadership across healthcare, aged care, and disability services. As CFO of Videri Australia, she ensures the organisation’s financial sustainability, so families can trust that the care their loved ones receive today will be just as strong tomorrow. Her work supports sustainable growth and secures the resources needed to welcome more families into Videri Australia’s model of care.
Allan Stewart – Chief People and Infrastructure Officer
Allan Stewart brings deep operational and people leadership experience across technology, education and start-ups. At Videri Australia, he leads People & Culture, IT, property and home services, so that the organisation grows on a foundation of care, trust, and human-centred systems that support residents, families, and teams alike.
Kent Heffernan – Chief Customer and Growth Officer
Kent Heffernan brings deep expertise in customer, sales, and marketing leadership across technology, travel, finance, and the arts. As Chief Customer and Growth Officer at Videri Australia, he drives the organisation’s growth strategy, including brand and communications, industry engagement, sales, and digital marketing. Kent’s focus is on creating meaningful connections with customers while building sustainable growth that supports the organisation’s mission and vision.
The Videri Way
At Videri Australia, we are doing dementia differently. We see past the diagnosis and into discovery. We see past the problems and into potential. We call this The Videri Way.
We See It Differently
We take a strengths and capability led approach, to understand the vibrant life that has been lived, so that we may help it to continue. We find what’s strong and what brings joy. It is not just about slowing loss and supporting survival, it’s about unlocking life.
Feels Like Home
Our homes are real homes, nestled in local communities and designed as normal, familiar and forgiving environments. We curate each home to people’s stories, creating real connection in spaces they find familiar and where they can feel safe, known, and like they belong.
Flourishing Together
We understand that dementia impacts everyone – so we involve everyone. Our care and support goes beyond the individual to include the whole family. We help family members and support partners to move beyond coping just as individuals, to flourishing together.
The Videri Standard
We’re not just trying to do dementia care better; we are rethinking it entirely. We are recognised as leaders in our field because we go beyond. We step in, where others step out, providing not just care, but connection. It’s a passion-led approach that applies to everything we do.
High-Touch Care
Each of our homes has a smaller number of residents so that we can provide consistent, high-touch support. There is a dedicated team in each home, who get to know each resident over time. It’s about building lasting trust with residents, families and their clinicians.
Honouring Individuality
Some days are joyful, others are difficult, and all are worth showing up for. We strive to create inclusive, expressive environments where people feel safe and accepted. We walk to the beat of the person’s drum, not the other way around. It’s about belonging.
“Please pass this on to everyone involved… what the leaders have created here is truly something special. After spending three hours at head office for the Demystifying Dementia session, I came away with such a strong sense that none of this is accidental. This is true vision – brought to life in an incredible way. The people chosen, the environment cultivated – it all comes together to create a place that genuinely improves the quality of life for the people here. It’s not just the buildings – it’s the care, the thoughtfulness, and the team. That kind of impact doesn’t happen by chance. It’s inspiring. “
– Rob, July 2025
Helpful reading, when you're ready
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Why did you change your name from Group Homes Australia to Videri Australia?
While Group Homes Australia was a good, functional description of our small household model of care, it fell short of capturing our philosophy. Videri in Latin means ‘to be seen’. It reflects our belief in looking beyond a diagnosis to see the person living with dementia, and their family, for who they are and what’s possible.
Whilst we specialise in small, familiar homes for 6-10 residents that look, feel and function like real homes it is only a part of what we bring to a person living with dementia. Our team mission is to create a world where people living with dementia are seen and can thrive. We take time to step into each person’s life story to explore what brings them purpose and meaning. Our highly trained team members take a strengths-based, high-touch approach to seek out what brings joy, what is strong, and what can unlock a vibrant life still to be lived.
Does Videri Australia deliver traditional aged care services?
We offer a lot of the same services that traditional aged care offer, however we do it a little differently. Here are some examples:
The power of normal
Our homes are just that – real homes, embedded in local neighbourhoods. Not tucked away in aged care campuses or dementia-specific facilities. Because people like to live in regular, ordinary places, even with extraordinary needs.
We focus on what is strong, not what’s wrong
Our care model is built around strengths, not deficits. We support people to continue doing what they can do, with meaning and purpose.
Living, not just existing
Daily life here is filled with meaning – social connection, conversation, shared meals, outings, gardening, music or whatever brings joy. It’s not about schedules; it’s about a vibrant life still to be lived.
Family aren’t ‘visitors’ – they are a part of our home
Families aren’t managed – they’re welcomed. There are no set visiting hours. We encourage families to stay involved in the rhythm of daily life, just as they normally would if they were still at home.
Real care, always close by
There’s always someone awake, present, and nearby. Our Homemakers provide hands-on, 24/7 care, backed by daily clinical and social work visits. No distant nurse stations or call bells.
Support that grows with you
Care evolves as needed. We don’t over-medicalise. We provide medical equipment only when it’s needed.
Food that feels like home
Our ‘Food and Mood’ program is personalised for every resident. We cook the meals people actually love to eat – because food should comfort, nourish, and connect.
No bureaucracy, just care
No ACAT required. No waiting lists or long assessments. Just a simple, supportive admissions process that gets care started when it’s needed most.
What are the Videri team values?
- Integrity – We are ethical and authentic
- Humility – We are a courageous and respectful
- Diversity – We are different and proud
- Care More – We are warm and gentle
- Re-imagine – We think creatively
- Realise Potential – We strive to be the best we can be
Let's talk
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