Matt Kowald

Matt commenced as General Manager, Residential Care Services in May 2014. Matt’s working career started at Barossa Village as a carer in 1993 whilst he was studying his registered nursing degree. On gaining his registration Matt spent ten years working at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Flinders Medical Centre emergency departments. He then moved to the ACH Group where he worked in community programs and in an aged care liaison role from the Flinders Medical Centre. Matt comes to Barossa Village again after working at the Eudunda Hospital for seven years. Matt is passionate about aged care and recently completed a Masters in Clinical Science through the University of Adelaide focusing on the management of behaviors in dementia. Matt is involved in several aged care interest groups and local health advisory groups.