Aged care home residents to be relocated to Umina

A Umina aged care home will take both residents and staff from a Gosford aged care facility which is facing imminent closure.

Peninsula Village has announced it will accommodate 14 residents and employ 12 staff from Presbyterian Aged Care Gosford, following its closure.

They will be accommodated in the "Barrenjoey" wing within Pozieres House, which is currently vacant.

"The transition agreement was negotiated between the two aged care organisations and ensures that along with the residents, the valued staff are retained and can continue caring for these residents and maintain family relationships," said Peninsula Village chief executive Mr Fred Van Steel.

"Peninsula Villages' ethos is based on investing in our local community and older aged residents and therefore we are proud to offer our facilities to the residents and the beloved staff from Presbyterian Aged Care Gosford.

"Speaking with the families of these residents, continuity of care was important and therefore we are delighted we can accommodate the residents within one wing in our Pozieres House building."

He said Peninsula Villages had grown into one of the Central Coast's leading not-for-profit aged care providers with more than 450 residents and 300 staff across its three residential care facilities, three independent living villages and one affordable seniors' living village.

The closure of Presbyterian Aged Care Gosford would see Peninsula Villages retain a significant number of skilled staff and the two organisations were pleased to be able to share like-minded values that led to a mutual arrangement, he said.

Presbyterian Aged Care NSW interim chief executive Ms Olivia Wood: "We recognise that the closure of our Gosford Presbyterian facility will be unsettling and stressful for residents and staff, who have been front of mind in our planning.

"We are, however, absolutely thrilled to have the support of Peninsula Villages, a reputable local provider to ensure a smooth transition for our staff and residents to their state-of-the-art facilities," she said.

Mr Van Steel said: "We wanted to ensure that these residents and staff were able to relocate collectively as part of the same family unit.

"The Barrenjoey wing within Pozieres House is currently vacant and therefore it made perfect sense to relocate these residents and staff together as part of this state-of-the-art development.

"We look forward to welcoming these new faces and learning more about what they will bring to our colourful and loved village community," he said.

SOURCE:

Media release, 13 Aug 2021

Emily Miller, Brilliant Logic