Ian Goodenough (Moore, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I welcome the announcement on Friday that the coalition government has allocated $9.5 million in federal funding for an additional 145 aged-care places within my electorate of Moore, including 60 specialist care beds for those diagnosed with dementia. The new facility will be built and operated by Southern Cross Care. The funding will be the catalyst for attracting private investment as part of a larger health and wellness precinct on the prominent site, which has remained vacant in Currambine for a number of years and is bordered by Burns Beach Road, Connolly Drive and Sunlander Drive.

In the longer term, there are plans to further expand the facility to offer an integrated health, wellness and residential care service for our local community. The integrated living model places the client at the centre by promoting the benefits of preventative health and wellness. Rather than providing episodic health care for the elderly in a standard residential facility, the health and wellness precinct will provide a wide range of health services to meet the complex health needs of our ageing population. In addition, there will be housing options for seniors seeking to downsize whilst continuing to live independently with adequate in-home care, on-site access to health and wellness services, backed by medical support from general practitioners and allied health professionals.