Topic - Aged Care

Rosewood launches 120-bed aged care facility in Leederville – but WA still 3,000 beds short

Sep 05 2017 Updated May 3, 2023

The Weekly Source

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The new Rosewood aged care facility in Leederville

The two-storey facility was built by WA property and construction group Pindan at a cost of $40M – that’s around $333K per bed.

Rosewood Chief Executive Officer Mario Zulberti said the facility would help to address the estimated shortage of 3,000 aged care beds.

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