Society is changing and the expectation of new residents (and their family) is different to that of a decade ago. There is little option but for the operators of the Village to continue to provide facilities that will optimise resident and staff well being, providing them with a home and workplace that they will enjoy and feel part of.

This includes:

• the replacement of the existing High Care facility with a new facility. Our current 34 bed high care high care facility has reached the end of it's natural life, and while it has served us well for the past 30 years, we need to replace it with a building that will create an atmosphere of warmth and a sense of home. The Village operators have been working with the architectural firm Paynter Dixon and construction of a new, 79 bed High care Facility is expected to commence before the end of 2011.

• the replacement of some existing one bedroom Independent Living Units to better serve the needs of a more discerning demographic with three bedroom, ensuited units.

• the continued refurbishment of some existing Independent Living Units which includes new kitchens, bathroom & laundry, plus the installation of air conditioning, solar hot water, electric garage door openers and full security.

We are currently considering the possibility of providing some assisted living apartments for those in the community who do not qualify for residential care, but who are unable, for a myriad of reasons, to care for themselves. As the Federal Government has changed the funding for Residential Aged Care and taken finances from the lower end of low care and are now going to fund the higher end of high care, there is a growing number of elderly Australians who, through no fault of their own, will need some kind of Low Care support but will be ineligible for residency in a Residential Care Facility.

We are currently evaluating whether we can assist this demographic in our community  by providing some accommodation on our site.