GUEST SPEAKER - Marissa Daly (NCN Health)

• Communications Officer
• Talking about ‘the new Lodge’
• A lot of advocacy over many years for a new Aged Care facility
• The current building is 50 yrs old this year
• Not fit for purpose any more
• Given 55 million dollars
• Nicholson Builders from Bendigo have been appointed
• Building commencing now
• New facility being built adjacent to hospital near Hurley Court
• A lot more space and communal areas, same number of beds (36)
• Adhere to Aged Care Commission modeling
• The biggest change will be the idea of ‘households’
• Allows for privacy, two households x 14 and 1 house x 8
• Larger bedrooms & ensuites
• Falls detection technology
• 2 x interconnecting rooms
• Project Control Group Committee - The vision is to bring the building to life, honouring the history, culture, comfort
• They will oversee several working parties for consultation with Model of Care, Food & Environment, Wayfinding & Access and processes
• Naming of the new Lodge and the three households open to the community and closes on 5th June
• Marissa left some survey forms on the naming of the new Lodge and households