Noticeboard: PAC celebrates construction milestones at The Terraces
Also in this story: Resthaven completes Mitchim redevelopment; Scalabrini Drummoyne officially opens doors; and Dementia-friendly net-zero energy house unveiled.
In this story:
- Presbyterian Aged Care celebrates construction milestones at The Terraces
- Resthaven completes Mitchim redevelopment
- Scalabrini Drummoyne officially opens doors
- Dementia friendly net-zero energy house unveiled
Presbyterian Aged Care celebrates construction milestones at the Terraces
Presbyterian Aged Care has opened the first stage of independent living units at $its 180 million over community for 55’s at The Terraces at Paddington in Sydney.
The Terraces features a 100-bed residential aged care facility, a 23-bed dementia unit, 70 independent living units (ILU) across four buildings plus nine ILUs in the former Scottish Hospital.
In addition to opening the first stage of ILU’s featuring 13 apartments, nine of which are in the restored Scottish Hospital, construction company Multiplex has topped out the second stage of the development at level 9.
Stage two includes 52 ILUs, community facilities, a theatrette, swimming pool, gym and landscaped parks and gardens.
The milestones were celebrated on 27 September. The project is expected to be complete by mid-2019.
Resthaven completes Mitcham redevelopment
Adelaide-based aged care and retirement living provider Resthaven has completed the $14 million redevelopment of its Mitcham facility.
The redevelopment has eliminated shared rooms, apart from purposefully allocated couple rooms. Its Banksia extension features six new rooms and all existing rooms have been refurbished.
The redevelopment was opened on 28 September with a cake cutting ceremony.
Scalabrini Drummoyne opens doors
Residential aged care provider Scalabrini has officially opened the doors of its new 126-bed facility The Village in Drummoyne in Sydney.
The Village includes 16 apartments for couples that can cater for partners with differing dementia or complex care needs.
Elsewhere within the facility, residents live in groups of 6 to 14 in individual houses with the ability to participate in activities that meet their interests. The facility also features a café, gelato bar and a chapel.
The Village was awarded the Best Aged Care Facility award in the 2018 Australian Healthcare Week Excellence Awards.
Minister for aged care Ken Wyatt officially opened the facility.
Dementia friendly net-zero energy house unveiled
Students from the University of Wollongong and TAFE NSW have unveiled a dementia-friendly house that produces more energy than it uses.
The Desert Rose House, named after the Sturt’s Desert Rose flower was based off design principles developed by University of Wollongong dementia expert Professor Richard Flemming.
The building aims to promote the caring of people living with dementia by celebrating their lives in an environment that is adaptable to their needs.
Construction took around eight months, which included prototyping and testing products, with the assistance of trades experts.
The Desert Rose House will compete in the Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018 in November in Dubai, an international sustainability-focused design and construction competition.
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