Tender to be let for $12M aged care upgrade
A Woy Woy aged care facility is expected to appoint a builder this month to start a $12million upgrade in February.
Blue Wave Living chief executive Mr Matt Downie said: "We are expecting final submissions from the builders tendering for this by mid-November."
The upgrade will add18 bedrooms for 18 new residents, bringing the total accommodation to 157 residents, according to the development application approved by Central Coast Council last year.
The work will include a new corridor between "The Nursing Home" (front building) and "The Shores" (rear building).
It will involve the addition of bedrooms, lounge rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, and associated support services to the eastern and western wings of "The Shores" building, as well as alterations to existing activities room, associated residents' facilities, and existing bedrooms in "The Shores".
Alterations will be made to the entry foyer, offices, kitchen, laundry, residents' lounge, residents' dining room, and residents' courtyard of "The Nursing Home".
There will be a new delivery yard, laundry reconfiguration and resident support services.
A new maintenance workshop and store "shed" will be built at the north-east of the site.
A new outdoor chapel will replace the existing outdoor chapel.
Driveways will be realigned, car parking reconfigured and new landscaping throughout the northern half of the site.
"That will be a very exciting step for us as we progress forward on these major works, involving a significant extension and refurbishment-rebuild," said Mr Downie.
"It will see us progressively move towards a household model of care, and The Shores building will be transformed into four separate households.
"We expect to make a final decision on appointing a builder at the November board meeting, with a commencement in February.
"One of our key policies around these works will be a requirement for anyone working on site to be fully vaccinated to minimise risk to our elders in care."
SOURCE:
Newsletter, 20 Oct 2021
Matt Downie, Blue Wave Living