The six-storey, 152-bed residential aged care home located 10km southwest of Brisbane's CBD is set to open, on schedule, later this month.
The home will include rooms for both singles and couples under the small household model, with access to domestic kitchens, walking tracks, an on-site laundry, outdoor BBQs, a hobby shed, a hair and beauty salon, and a wellness and vitality centre.
The site is neighboured by a childcare centre, similar to Rockpool's home in Carseldine, situated 16km north of the Brisbane CBD and Australia's first 5 Star Green Star aged care facility.
"With construction progressing beautifully, it’s incredible to see our vision coming to life, creating a warm, supportive, state-of-the-art environment for our future residents," a social media post from the company said.
Bill Summers
Founder Rockpool
Rockpool was founded in 2016 by Bill Summers, who established Ashmore Aged Care in the 1980s before going on to co-found Domain Aged Care, now known as Opal HealthCare, in 2002. He remains on the board of Rockpool as a Non-Executive Director.
Rockpool is one of few aged care operators in Australia building new aged care homes. Rockpool Morayfield, 50km north of Brisbane, opened in 2019. Rockpool Carseldine opened in August 2022. And Rockpool Pelican Waters, on the QLD Sunshine Coast, 100km north of Brisbane, opened in November 2023.
Construction on Rockpool Songbird Oxley commenced in December 2023.
