The Victorian town of Kyabram, 200km north of Melbourne, has completed the redevelopment of its new clinical hub including the Sheridan aged care facility.

The Sheridan redevelopment eliminated shared rooms, giving all residents their own private rooms with ensuites, and modernised communal facilities for residents. Capacity has been expanded to 42, with 15 bedrooms in each of the two standard wings and 12 in the dementia support unit.

Kyabram District Health Service (KDHS) officially opened the new facilities last week, which had received $1.7 million in funding from the state Government and $1 million from KDHS itself, alongside three bequests from the estates of community members with ties to KDHS.

The redevelopment has been in the pipeline since 2017, and experienced significant delays due to COVID-19. Anne McEvoy, CEO of KDHS (pictured), described it as a “visionary” project.

“There were six individual projects combined into one, which involved the development of a new Urgent Care Centre; clinical staff hub in acute and clinical managers’ offices; the creation of a dedicated clinical education area and a refurbished Day Procedure Unit waiting area; and significant upgrades to our Sheridan residential aged care,” she told The Weekly SOURCE.

“The enhanced amenities have already provided improvement in both resident lifestyle and patient outcomes, which KDHS is proud to have facilitated for the benefit of our valued community.”