Funding for places at Peninsula Village

The Federal Government has provided funding for 20 more "low care" places at Peninsula Village retirement centre in Umina.

Federal Member for Robertson Ms Deborah O'Neill said that 140 new aged care places were being allocated across the electorate under the Aged Care Approvals Round for 2009-2010.

"Of the 140 new aged care places, 78 are new residential care places with 20 of those being high-care places.

"We will also receive a total of 62 new community care places for those older people who can receive care in their own homes.

"We understand that aged people have different needs - some need high care, others just need a bit of a hand to stay well and stay at home," she said.

"These places are part of more than 12,000 new aged care places announced nationally by the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler."

Media Release, 9 Dec 2010 Matt Pulford, Office of Deborah O'Neill