New aged care places

Member for Robertson Mr Jim Lloyd has announced 180 new aged care places have been announced for the Central Coast.

"The new Australian Government-funded places will help ensure that older Australians living in these regions will have access to the care they need and deserve, both in aged care homes and in their own homes," Mr Lloyd said.

The new places are part of the estimated 27,900 aged care places to be made available by the Australian Government over the next three years.

The Department of Health and Ageing determines the regional distributions with population projections and data about current supply and demand within each region taken into consideration, according to Mr Lloyd.

Organisations will be invited to apply for the new places and up to $40 million in capital grants in late August.

Press release, July 23 Member for Roberston, Jim Lloyd