Presbyterian Aged Care (PAC) and Burwood Council announced today that the Burwood Council podiatry service will be transferred to PAC from 1 July 2020. The podiatry service receives an annual grant from the Commonwealth Community Home Support Programme (CHSP) and provides services to over 900 older people in the Inner West region. The service has […]
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Adoption of the Industry Code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes
I am writing to provide you with an update on the PAC policy on visits to our residential care homes. 13 aged care peak bodies and consumer advocacy organisations have recently put together an ‘Industry Code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes during COVID-19’. The Code was finalised after public consultation with both consumers and […]
Video Message from our CEO Paul Sadler
Dear PAC Residents, Consumers and Family Members I wanted to provide you all with an update on the recent changes Presbyterian Aged Care has made to its operations in response to COVID-19. I thought the best way for me to do that at the present time is via video message. Please view the video here: […]
Lockdown of Residential Aged Care facilities
As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve in Australia, please be assured that PAC is working tirelessly to ensure the safety of both our residents and staff. PAC has made the difficult decision that due to the increasing presence of COVID-19 in Australia and the large numbers of visitors continuing to visit our Residential Care […]
New Visitor Rules for Residential Aged Care Facilities
We are writing to update residents in PAC residential aged care homes, as well as their nominated representatives and families, on new restrictions that were announced today by the Australian Government on visitors to aged care facilities. All aged care facilities must now enforce limitations on visitors, with all visits to be of short duration […]