Design & Equipment

The first step to sustainable management is measurement – and a NABERS rating can enhance both sustainability and service provision by identifying efficiency improvements.

At the heart of aged care’s evolution is the environment where people live, with the small household model a beacon of change. So is this truly the future of aged care, or is it just one element?

Queensland aged care provider Odyssey Lifestyle Care Communities is on the way up – literally – with its latest development, an eight-story building in the Gold Coast suburb of Robina.

South Australian retirement and aged care service provider Barossa Village has officially submitted its Heritage Park Precinct Project into the Australian Government’s Regional Precincts and Partnerships Program (rPPP) – Stream One funding application. 

Aged care asset management and maintenance provider MFDM has devised a simple and effective app, Log-It, to streamline hazard reporting and maintenance requests in retirement villages.

In 2023 Opal HealthCare set a goal, as part of its Social Impact program, to have productive, sustainable kitchen gardens in every Care Community.

“The right kind of artwork, that people with dementia can perceive and use as landmarks, that they can reminisce with, and have conversations about – that creates dopamine, it raises wellbeing, it improves health.”

Barossa Village has unlocked the full potential of underdeveloped, landlocked blocks that housed dated homes, purchasing a new property to help build five independent living units.

A $1.8 million investment into solar panel installations will see Anglicare Southern Queensland take a significant step towards reducing its carbon footprint by 40%.

HammondCare’s heartland site, Hammondville, is set for a major transformation as two new aged care homes will be designed and built according to international best practice to support people living with dementia and other complex needs.