Creswick Nursing Home dementia friendly unit opens

A new $3.2 million to dementia friendly unit at Creswick Nursing Home has opened.

Operated by Central Highlands Rural Health, the upgrade includes a new 12-bed dementia friendly unit. Based on best-practice design for dementia-specific care, the new unit includes:

• private rooms with ensuite bathrooms
• social spaces built around a central courtyard
• access to gardens and landscaped areas.

The new unit will enable residents to move around freely and safely, and provide a sense of familiarity to create a home-like environment.

The flexibility and variety of spaces will be adaptable for individual residents’ needs and offer residents choice in how much social interaction they have. The upgrade also refurbished the facility’s common areas and activity spaces where residents participate in an active lifestyle program and socialise with their friends, family and the local community.

To ensure the continued comfort and safety of residents the nursing home’s heating and cooling systems were also upgraded.

The upgrade was funded through the Victorian Government’s $470 million Regional Health Infrastructure Fund (RHIF).

Established in 2016, the RHIF has funded more than 380 infrastructure projects and is the largest program of its type in Victoria.

Learn more about the Creswick Nursing Home dementia friendly unit via our dedicated project page.