The decommissioned Beaumont Care aged care home in Rothwell, a coastal suburb in QLD’S Moreton Bay Region, will become the latest facility transformed into a homeless shelter as the State Government responds to widespread complaints about the lack of affordable housing.
The $4.1 million purchase of the facility comes after the Government paid Aveo Group $10.6 million for the former Freedom aged care centre, which had been run under the Retirement Village Act, in Toowoomba; and $9.4 million for another former Freedom aged care centre in Clayfield; plus agreed to a two-year lease for a closed Palm Lake Resort Redland Bay over the last six months.
The vacant 18 units will undergo a $1.6 million refurbishment before tenants move in by the end of the year, according to the Queensland Government – a cost of around $88,000 per unit.
It will serve as emergency housing for older Queenslanders before being transferred into longer-term accommodation with the help of homelessness service providers and the Department of Housing.
The SOURCE: Converting aged care homes that are no longer fit for purpose into social and affordable is a welcome solution to the housing crisis and puts money back in the pockets of providers for new developments.
Topic - Aged Care
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