Our Team

Jane Uren and Kathy Penniment began working together at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in the early 1990s and have been close friends over many years. Most recently they worked as a team sharing the managerial role at Calvary Rehabilitation Hospital for 14 years.

Jane has worked as a qualified Speech Pathologist with adults for almost 30 years. Starting at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, she then pursued a career within rehabilitation settings. She has worked at Hampstead and Calvary Rehabilitation Hospitals, within a New Zealand home-based program and in a community-based rehabilitation facility in Albury, NSW.

Kathy commenced her career as a Speech Pathologist at the Lyell McEwin Health Service and the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Throughout her career she has worked in a variety of settings including acute, rehabilitation and home based in both the public and private sectors. She has 30 years experience working within South Australia and Queensland.

Jane and Kathy have extensive experience working with adults with neurological speech, language, cognitive and swallowing disorders. They are passionate about rehabilitation and work collaboratively with clients and their families to achieve goals, building the individual’s communication skills and confidence in their abilities.