COVID placing immense pressure on local aged care providers
Local aged care centres are feeling immense pressure due to the latest COVID-19 outbreak with dozens of staff forced into isolation and centres required to source their own supplies to…
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Carers missing out on tests and essential supplies says McBride
Carers across the Central Coast and the people they care for have been left vulnerable and exposed to COVID-19 because of the Federal Government’s failure to shore up supply of…
Aged care and disability cohorts first to receive COVID boosters
The COVID-19 booster vaccination rollout program is officially under way locally with an initial focus on residential aged care and disability facilities. Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said booster doses…
Samantha rewarded for delivering quality care
San Remo based caregiver, Samantha Harper, has received the Home Instead Australia’s Caregiver of the Year Award. Harper is an example of a dedicated aged care worker who demonstrates her…
Collective wants planning panel to refuse vertical village
A large redevelopment of the Nareen Gardens Village at Bateau Bay has met with resistance from neighbours but those in favour say the plans will help meet the huge demand…
Aged care facilities welcome back visitors
Residents at local aged care facilities have been able to start reuniting with friends and family due to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions from Monday, October 11. NSW Health advised…
Stephan’s food shows how much he cares
Local aged care organisation, Peninsula Villages, is celebrating the work of one of its staff who is set to bring a touch of the Mediterranean to the village for its…
Community group formed to oppose aged care expansion
A new community group has formed, Bateau Bay Community Collective, to campaign against a $148M redevelopment which will quadruple the size of Nareen Gardens, an independent living and aged care…
Villages offer vaccine hub for aged care workers
Umina Beach-based aged care organisation, Peninsula Villages, has made its facility available as a hub to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to Central Coast aged care workers. The vaccination hub, due to…
New aged care home makes excellence finals
Hamlyn Terrace Aged Care Facility, Hakea Grove, was nominated as a finalist for the Leading Aged Services Australia (LASA) Excellence In Aged Services Awards held on August 7 for Aged…
Elders enjoy Olympics fun and games
Aged care centres on the Peninsula have jumped into the Olympic spirit with a range of events to help cheer on the Aussies competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics campaign….
Pfizer vaccine supply unable to meet demand
COVID-19 in the aged care sector continues to dominate the news with the Government pledging to ensure aged care residents are safe, even as figures show that just 40 percent…
Protest over mandatory vaccines in aged care
Police responded in numbers to a protest against mandatory vaccinations for aged care workers in Erina on Monday morning. A 27-year-old man was taken into custody as the Central Coast…
Residents rattled as East Gosford aged care facility is put on the market
The Presbyterian Church of NSW has decided to sell its aged care facility at East Gosford and promised to help find alternative accommodation for its 74 residents. General manager of…
91-year-old to try skydiving
They say age is just a number, and that it is not too late to try new things, something that Berkeley Vale’s, Ray Holley, knows too well. The 91-year-old Berkeley…
Aged residents the first to be vaccinated
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations has finally hit the Peninsula after delays to the scheme resulted in disappointment from aged care providers. Some residents at Peninsula Villages were the first…
Aged care workers receive Bachelor of Nursing degrees
Managing the demands of studying, work and home life can be a barrier to many aged care workers who are looking to further their skills, but not for Jordan Garrett,…
Aged care nurses call for more government help
Aged care nurses and supporters protested in Gosford on February 24 to highlight the need for staffing ratios and greater transparency of government funding linked to care. Retired nurse of…
Nursing graduates balance work and study
Three Central Coast aged care workers have managed to balance studying, work and home to attain a Bachelor off Nursing degree while working for Central Coast Community Care Association (CCCCA)….
Free forums on accessing aged care services
The aged care and disability support services provider, integratedliving Australia, is hosting free virtual forums in February and March to inform Central Coast residents on how to access aged care…