$10 Million Upgrade for BaptistCare's Niola Centre

BaptistCare's Niola Centre will undergo its largest ever upgrade when work commences on a $10 million refurbishment program in March.

The program will modernise the trusted aged care facility which has been serving the people of the Parkes Shire for almost 60 years.

BaptistCare General Manager Residential, Paul English, said the major upgrade will improve the centre’s capacity to care for the local community with new beds for an additional seven residents.

“Our new look Niola Centre will offer contemporary accommodation and modern fixtures with the same level of exceptional care and skilled staff that our residents, as well as their family members and friends, have come to expect from us,” he said.

The upgrade will include:

• An additional seven beds taking BaptistCare Niola Centre from a 52 to a 59 bed facility
• All four bed wards to be replaced with new double and single rooms, each with ensuites
• Rooms to be split across three separate wings, each with its own tastefully designed open plan communal area for residents to relax and enjoy activities
• A fully-refurbished commercial kitchen
• All rooms to receive air conditioning and wall-mounted flat screen TVs
• Expansion and full renovation to the on-site chapel where church services are regularly held
• New nurse-call system
• Renovation to reception area
• Upgrade to external façade on Bushman Street
• Installation of a new fire sprinkler system in accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000

The upgrade is expected to be complete by March 2017.

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