Australian Unity will complete its bespoke Aged Care residence in the Walmsley Residential Community in Kilsyth in November, marking an important milestone in the major redevelopment of the community and establishing living and care options for current and future residents.
The Aged Care residence will comprise 120 generously sized private suites, each with its own ensuite, that provide permanent, respite and palliative care, as well as memory support and ageing in place.
The Aged Care residence has been designed with Australian Unity’s Better Together® model – a philosophy that has been developed across a decade of experience and research. The award-winning model creates and fosters important social connections as part of enabling older Australians to age well.
A key part of this model is the signature small household approach, which will see the Walmsley Aged Care private suites divided into ‘households’. Each household will comprise 13 to 19 rooms with a beautifully appointed, domestic-scale kitchen and well-stocked pantry, dining room, lounge room and outdoor space.
The abundant, premium amenity that supports residents’ wellbeing will include a rehabilitation gym, private dining, a café with landscaped outdoor plaza, library, outdoor terraces and gardens, an all-inclusive faith room and hair and beauty salon.
A grand opening event on Saturday 26 November will celebrate the completion and offer residents and the local community an exclusive first look and tour of the new Aged Care residence, in addition to the existing retirement accommodation and new residents’ Community Centre.
Free activities on offer at the grand opening event will include high-tea and barbeque, live entertainment, express tai chi, mindful art and mini massages.
Australian Unity National General Manager Operations, Residential Communities, Brett Lafranchi, said, “The new Walmsley Aged Care residence has been redesigned, re-imagined and rebuilt to provide the local Kilsyth community first-class care and support.
“Designed with our award-winning Australian Unity Better together model, the residence won’t just provide Aged Care accommodation but a genuine home for the residents where 24-hour care and services can be carefully personalised to individual needs to ensure they are living their lives the way they want to.
“We’re looking forward to the Grand Opening, and after years of planning and development showing the community and residents the premium aged care accommodation now on their doorstep.”
In addition to retirement and aged care accommodation options that provide people with choice and living and care options for the future, Walmsley Residential Community has an onsite residents’ Community Centre which includes expansive architecturally-designed amenities such as a library, art and craft room, cinema, billiards room, performance stage, kitchen, lounge, bar and garden.
Located a short walk or drive from the community is a wide range of shopping, dining, entertainment and professional services at the nearby Kilsyth shops and Canterbury Gardens Shopping Centre, Eastland, Knox City and The Glen shopping centres.
Walmsley Residential Community is located 40 kilometres east of Melbourne’s CBD in Kilsyth, with an enviable location in the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges which is famed for its natural attractions, quaint townships and gardens.
For more information, visit: walmsleyvillage.com.au
