Victoria's largest new public sector residential aged care facility completed
Victoria’s largest new public sector residential aged care facility, the $139.6 million Boollam Boollam Aged Care Centre in Heatherton, is now complete. Set over four storeys with 150 modern single rooms with private ensuite bathrooms, rooms are grouped into small households with separate kitchen, dining, lounge and relaxation areas — to create a comfortable and safe feel for residents. A community room and sacred space are among the facility’s other features.
Replacing three residential aged care facilities — Allambee, Mooraleigh and Yarraman —Boollam Boollam is designed to cater to individuals with complex care needs, older people living with mental health illness and those requiring aging-in-place services. Each household has its own colour scheme and themes and is on a separate floor — with a care team that will only work on that specific floor and unique artwork positioned to help residents locate their rooms.
With people with dementia accounting for 52% of residents in all residential aged care facilities — a figure that is higher in public sector residential aged care services — the design is dementia-friendly, its environments created using a flexible approach that maximises people’s freedom and involvement. The facility’s colours encourage natural movements throughout the building and into outdoor areas, helping residents maintain independence and avoid anxiety and confusion.
Delivered by the Victorian Health Building Authority and managed by Monash Health, Boollam Boollam is located at the Kingston Centre, where residents will have easy access to a range of integrated health care that includes balance and falls clinics, and dementia and memory services. Garden views and natural light create a calm and welcoming environment and its name, gifted by the Bunurong Land Council, means “butterflies” in the language of the Kulin Nation — reflecting transformation and the journey of life.
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