Not For Profit Calvary has announced it will close its Calvary Central Park, Melbourne, residential aged care home by the middle of this year.
The site, which was formerly owned by Japara, was deemed not suitable to meet the demands of modern aged care services, even with significant investment.
Calvary is now considering lease and sale options for the site, with plans to transition residents to other homes in the Calvary network.
The Not For Profit is currently divesting a number of sites, with three other properties on the market in New South Wales and Victoria as it pursues its new integrated care model.
Calvary recently opened the $154 million Kooyong precinct, which includes the 32-bed Calvary Bethlehem Hospital, 69 retirement living apartments and a residential aged care home on one site.
Proceeds from the sales will be reinvested into existing facilities and to develop the integrated care model.
Calvary’s National Director of Strategy and Service Delivery, Vanessa Janissen, said: “To adapt to the changing landscape of health and ageing, combined with policy changes and funding models, Calvary is innovating our service delivery and proactively responding to the needs of those we care for.
“We continue to work with various stakeholders to create an integrated care system that improves the care journey, while reducing the challenges of a complex health system.”
