A glass of wine over a fresh, French-inspired lunch. Sounds more Riviera than Residential Care, but that’s exactly what Chef Stephan Blant is proud to bring to his kitchen at local aged care community, Peninsula Villages on an ongoing basis.
It’s been exactly 12 months since aged care providers have operated by “living with COVID” with the last mandatory lockdowns in NSW ending in October 2021. The last year has seen providers grapple with increased expenses, PPE, quality control measures and worryingly, a lack of aged care workers.
It’s not every day an aged care provider gets to celebrate a residency of almost three decades, but this month marks a very special occasion for Peninsula Villages as they celebrate having two residents reside at the Village for a combined 60 years. The not-for-profit aged care provider on the Central Coast opened in 1975 [.
After working in aged care facilities across Australia and the UK, Nicola Burton, the Executive Manager – Quality and Organisational Development, was glad to return to Peninsula Villages and her time away only confirmed how special Peninsula Villages is. “Not long after I came back, I was told a story of a resident who had [.
The Australian population is getting older yet people choosing aged care as a career is on the decline. Historically low rates of pay, the perception of a poor career structure and cultural stereotypes around caring roles are all elements that work against recruiting more aged care workers, particularly after a global pandemic that put pressure [.
Over the last three decades, Colin Osborne has worked in the health industry within community and area health, hospitals, and more recently aged care. Never in those 35 years has he seen the kind of crisis level exhaustion than what he sees on a daily basis from frontline aged care workers.
Peninsula Villages is celebrating Mother’s Day on Sunday with a special morning tea and activities planned across all residential communities to honour the achievements and efforts of the mums and motherly figures who call the organisation home. For team member Sue Bagnell, Mother’s Day at Peninsula Villages is extra special as her mum, Patty, lives [.
Peninsula Villages’ resident Eric Tweedale turns 101 on 5 May and recently sat down with The 100 Project to share his life story as Australia’s oldest living Wallaby. The former prop and Wallaby #336 has lived through World War II, the Great Depression and more recently the Coronavirus pandemic, but is most known for his [.
Updated NSW Health Advice – Updated 21 February 2022 Please ensure you have completed visitor screening at main reception before entering any Peninsula Villages facility. Please note: Masks must be kept on at all times.
Peninsula Villages’ 114-bed ageing in place development, Pozieres House built by Grindley Construction has won a 2021 Master Builders Association Excellence in Construction Award. The development, that opened in late 2020, has won the Aged Care Buildings up to $35 million category at the MBA awards held on 19 February.
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 were put in place to protect residents from Omicron began easing last week, allowing visitors to return to Peninsula Villages’ facilities, in alignment with NSW [.
New South Wales’ leading aged care provider, Peninsula Villages, considers the role of a Nurse Practitioner to be the way of the future in aged care, particularly after experiencing two extended lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Nurse Practitioner is a Registered Nurse with the experience, expertise and authority to diagnose and treat people [.