Council transfers CHSP to Presbyterian Aged Care

Published on 12 June 2020

Burwood Council announced today that Inner West Home and Community Podiatry Service will be transferred to Presbyterian Aged Care (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 960 older people in the Inner West region. The service has four staff and sub-contracts with 12 podiatry clinics.

PAC has been providing care and accommodation for older Australians for over 75 years and operates eight aged care homes and 14 retirement villages in NSW and the ACT. PAC currently operates other CHSP and Home Care services in the Inner West, as well as running three retirement villages and two residential aged care homes in the area; PAC Ashfield and PAC Minnamurra Drummoyne.

Burwood Council Mayor John Faker said “We are delighted that PAC will take over management of the Burwood Council podiatry service. They have an excellent reputation in the local area and their extensive experience and wide reach means that podiatry customers will gain access to a broader range of aged care opportunities. We are confident that they are the right organisation to take over this key service, which plays an important role in the health and wellbeing of older people in our community.”

 
Council and PAC are aiming to maintain continuity of podiatry services to customers through the transfer process and beyond.