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developed between the aged care

facility and the suppliers with the

result that Cooinda Aged Care

receives the best quality of service

at reasonable rates.

In the last few years, substantial re-

development work has been done

and a great deal of efforts and mon-

ey has been spent on upgrading the

facilities for residents. Active Medi-

cal Supplies is one of Cooinda Aged

Care’s most trusted vendors

and has been instrumen-

tal in providing best-in-

class equipment.

Crown Furniture is

another supplier that

has been used over

the last five years

to supply all the new

aged care furniture that

has been procured. A re-

furbishment of the dining area

was done in 2012-13 and all the fur-

niture was supplied by Crown Furni-

ture.

As Cooinda Aged Care is a region-

al facility, most of the suppliers that

provide it with chemicals and medical

supplies are located in Brisbane and

the Sunshine Coast.

Ambitious plans for the

future

Robyn Kross gives details of how the

facility plans to expand, “At the end of

next year we are looking at adding 32

assisted living units to our facility in-

itially. We will be demolishing the old

section and putting up these units in

its place. That will be separate from

our residential aged care section of

the facility. We are lucky that we have

25 acres of land. We are currently

building a 50 bed wing which will open

in December 2016. A second 50 bed

building is then planned, which will al-

low for the older section of the facili-

ty to be demolished and Assisted Liv-

ing units constructed in that

space.

“Over the last three

years, we have fo-

cused very much on

increasing our allied

health care. On the

staffing side for allied

health, we now employ

a physiotherapist, three

occupational therapists,

three massage therapists,

and two allied health assistants.

“We are working on a fall prevention

program and a gym program. We are

using this to enhance the strength

of residents and increase their inde-

pendence. Our focus is on their reha-

bilitation and wellness.”