Peninsula Villages, which has its headquarters in Umina on the NSW Central Coast, has made a disused facility available as a NSW Health COVID-19 vaccine hub for aged care workers from the region.
The clinical nature of the decommissioned 96-bed Jack Aldous House (pictured), as well as its separation from the rest of Peninsula Villages’ facilities, made it an ‘ideal’ choice of location for NSW Health to use as a vaccination centre.
The Not For Profit community organisation’s new CEO, Fred J P Van Steel, said he was happy to put the facility forward to assist.
“As the largest aged care provider on the coast, it’s our duty to ensure that as many staff can be vaccinated as possible,” Mr Van Steel said.
“We know from our own experience that staff want to do the right thing, but many are spending hours, after long shifts, queuing at vaccination centres, or having appointments cancelled due to lack of availability.
“We want to be able to assist all aged care staff on the Coast to access a vaccine so they can continue to do their jobs.”
The vaccination hub is scheduled to start on Friday (August 13).
