Peninsula Villages, a leading provider of aged care and retirement living services on the Central Coast, has achieved significant recruitment outcomes since launching its new employee referral and reward program,…
Peninsula Villages has unveiled its new and innovative traineeship program in partnership with Registered Training Organisation, ET Australia. The first of its kind on the Central Coast, the Care Partner…
The aged care sector on the Central Coast is suffering a staff shortage, largely because of the lack of accommodation for workers, according to the Committee for Economic Development of…
Federal Member for Robertson Gordon Reid has welcomed the introduction of the Care Finder program, offering vulnerable older Australians one-on-one intensive support to help them access aged care as well…
An aged care and disability support service is looking for high-level support workers and registered nurses to help fill the growing demand for at-home complex and clinical care on the…
Construction has started on a major refurbishment and rebuild at local aged care organisation, Bluewave Living, which will allow more residents to be accommodated. Stage one of the extension commenced…
A new aged care specialist officer will now be able to offer face-to-face support at the Woy Woy Services Centre for locals wishing to access aged care services. The free…
Peninsula Villages’ 114-bed ageing in place development, Pozieres House, has won a 2021 Master Builders Association Excellence in Construction Award at the Master Builders Association of NSW (MBA) Awards on…
One of the Central Coast’s leading aged care and disability service providers is spearheading a recruitment campaign to address major staff shortages in the critical sectors. Operating on the Central…
Love was in the air at Peninsula Villages on Valentine’s Day, as the aged care organisation welcomed back visitors for the first time in months. The previous visitation restrictions that…
Former graphic designer and magazine publisher Debra Elliot is just one of 12 recent graduates in the Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) at Gosford TAFE to have secured work…
Uniting Nareen Gardens has bowed to community pressure and reformulated some of its plans for a six block, multi-storey retirement and independent living development in Bateau Bay.
Local aged care organisations have welcomed the news that Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel will be able to support staff if work shortages intensify. No local organisations have received that…
Nurses and care workers in residential care homes across the seats of Dobell and Robertson fall victim to Covid far more frequently than the residents they care for.
Nurse practitioners are needed to help stem the “aged care GP crisis” on the Peninsula according to local aged care provider Peninsula Villages. Peninsula Villages is one of only a…
Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, has slammed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s plan to offer Australian aged care workers an $800 bonus payment. With the Coast’s aged care sector in dire…
“We’re crying out for staff”, “we are desperate”, “it’s a nightmare” – were some of the pleas from local aged care providers and representatives when parts of the sector met…
Local aged care organisation Peninsula Villages has welcomed Colin Osborne as its new CEO this month amidst a national crisis in the aged care sector caused by COVID-19 outbreaks. Taking…
Uniting Nareen Gardens has invited nearby residents for an update on its proposed redevelopment of seniors’ accommodation at Bateau Bay. Adrian Ciano, head of property development at Uniting, said the…
Central Coast Newspapers’ Weekly News 5@5, January 21, 2021. Local stories from the region’s largest newsroom. Stories this week: The Mariners are on the way to the FFA Grand Final…