About us

Prom Country Aged Care (PCAC) is a community-based residential aged care service which was established in 1985 to meet the needs of people in the Prom Coast district. PCAC is registered as an incorporated association and its voluntary Board of Management is drawn from the organisation’s membership base, which represents a cross-section of the community.

PCAC provides ageing in place residential services at Prom Country House at O’Connell Rd in Foster. We provide short-term respite care as well as permanent residential accommodation, and are fully licensed and accredited to Government standards. 

History

Prom Country Aged Care Inc. originally began as Toora Nursing Home when the Toora Bush Nursing Hospital closed in January 1985. At Foster, Banksia Lodge Hostel was officially opened on 2nd March 1986 and was operating with full residency by June that year.

Corner Inlet Community Care Association was registered as an Incorporated Association in 1990 to oversee the management of both Toora Nursing Home and Banksia Lodge Hostel and by 1990 Banksia Lodge had commissioned a new five bed wing with a craft room and separate lounge. This became known as the Jim Berry Wing, named after a major donor. A further eight bed extension was built at Banksia in 1992 and named the Norm Jones Wing in recognition of a considerable bequest.

In 2007, it was decided to change the name from Corner Inlet Community Care Association to Prom Country Aged Care Inc. to better reflect the wonderful location of the two facilities and the Toora Nursing Home also became Prom View Lodge.

In 2009, a new 61-bed aged care facility was commenced at 9 O’Connell Road, Foster. This building has brought together the residents of both Prom View Lodge and Banksia Lodge into one state of the art development enabling them to ‘age in place’ in a superior and modern environment. Our residents moved into their new home in December 2013. In 2018, a 7-bed extension was completed, adding larger suites to complement the facility.

Our Purpose

PCAC exists to provide personalised care in a safe and happy environment

Our Values

We ask, we listen, we act, we care

We seek to find a better way

We have respect for the individual

We work as a team

We reflect and innovate

Our Pillars

Good Governance.

Financial Sustainability

Community

Environmental Sustainability

Organisational Capability

Strategic Plan

The PCAC Board and Management Team undertakes an annual strategic planning process.

The Board of Management and our Management Team are 100% focused on achieving our goals through a planned and managed approach across all areas of the organisation. Our Strategic Plan highlights how we will achieve this in the key areas of: Good Governance, Relevant & Sustainable Service Planning, Best People and Engage & Connect

The link to our Strategic Plan will be coming soon