Stage one of Kyabram’s Warramunda aged care facility’s redevelopment was officially opened last Friday by Federal Member for Nicholls Damian Drum.
Federal Government funding to the tune of $2.5 million contributed to the $5.6 million project, which has seen the construction of a new 22-bed residential aged care wing called the Saunders Wing, with a total of 82 beds on site.
“The project has resulted in a more modern facility for some of our community’s most vulnerable and allows more people to age in their own community,” Mr Drum said.
“Warramunda has a long history in Kyabram and is one of the town’s largest employers, and this redevelopment has created a further 30 ongoing jobs.”
Adding to the 22 new fully furnished bedrooms, the redevelopment includes a large central lounge and dining area with a full kitchen and pantry, two small lounge and dining areas with kitchenettes, a landscaped courtyard and a walking circuit.
Warramunda is a not-for-profit organisation that has been providing residential aged care for the Kyabram community for more than half a century.
Warramunda president Alison Hunter thanked Mr Drum and the Federal Government on behalf of the Kyabram community for their support.
“The Saunders Wing is a beautiful homely place that will benefit and allow our elderly citizens to enjoy their later years in comfort surrounded by their families within the Kyabram community,” Ms Hunter said.