Annual Report 2005 - UnitingCare Ageing

New FacilitiesAt 30 June 2005 UnitingCare Ageing had more than $100Min capital work projects in development.New facilities completed during the yearBowden Brae, Normanhurst 100 place high-care and low-care dementia facility $17MHawkesbury Village, Richmond 70 place high care facility $8MElizabeth Gates Nursing Home and AlroyHouse, Singleton 59 place extension $12MSpringwood Nursing Home 20 place dementia specific extension $4MUnanderra Facility 108 place high care facility including palliative care $15MTOTAL: $56MHunter Region accepted a tender to build a $20M,100 place greenfields facility at Wallsend, Newcastleto replace Courtman Hall Hostel and Wesley LodgeNursing Home.A business case has been developed for a Central CoastStrategy, which proposes the replacement of NareenGardens Nursing Home and the rebuilding of NareenGardens Hostel and associated infrastructure.Major construction projects in progress:• $10M Nunyara, Peakhurst, a 74 place high care, highdementia facility, due for completion in October 2005• $13M three phase redevelopment of the 79 placeJarman Hostel at Lismore• $27M 130 place Ageing in Place facility at MarionStreet, Leichhardt, including community centre and55 dementia-specific places – opens in early 2007• $13M 63 place nursing home for Quong Tart forChinese community at Ashfield• $17M 96 place aged care facility including a purposebuilt dementia wing at Ermington• $20M Lake Road Newcastle - New 120 place Ageingin Place facility.The first stage of the Jarman Hostel redevelopment wascompleted in July 2005. A significant factor in thisredevelopment project was that no residents weredisplaced during the extensive construction period.Residents previously shared ensuite arrangements andlived in a sprawling old building. The new facility providesspacious rooms with private ensuites, dining andentertainment facilities, a chapel, and beautiful views.Proposed developments:• Master Planning of Lake View at Shellharbour• Final design stages for a new low care facility inWeston, ACT• Proposed redevelopment of facilities at Sylvaniaand Carlingford• Yamba Hostel extension 15 place dementia specificextension to 40 place existing hostel. This locality is inan area of great need of aged care services with over40 people currently on the waiting list for theexisting hostel.Many other projects are at the conceptual or planningstages and will come within the Strategic Property Planfor UnitingCare Ageing.30 UnitingCare Ageing Annual Repor t 2005 31