Plans to replace SummitCare Randwick with new $34m aged-care facility

A $34 million aged-care facility has been proposed in Sydney’s east to replace an existing nursing home. SEE THE PLANS IN FULL

Artist impression of the multimillion-dollar proposal looking from Frenchmans Rd.

A $34 million aged care facility has been proposed in Randwick to replace an existing nursing home.

Plans to knock down SummitCare Randwick at 11-15 Frenchmans Rd and replace it with an improved and larger facility, which includes 17-19 Frenchmans Rd, have been lodged with Randwick Council.

The new building will stand four-storeys tall and feature 78 rooms and two units in a T-shaped building if approved.

Artist impression of the new facility.

A cafe, hairdressing salon, courtyards, communal dining and living areas, and administration rooms are all included in the plans.

According to the proposal, it will cater for “high-care and dementia-care residents”.

“The proposal seeks approval for the renewal of the existing seniors housing development, which is over 50 years old, into a new modern seniors housing development,” the proposal read.

SummitCare currently operates 10 facilities in NSW.

Site of the proposal in Randwick.

The existing SummitCare Randwick facility in Randwick.

“An example of the standard of living sought to be achieved at Randwick by SummitCare is that which can be found at the existing residential aged-care facility constructed and operated by SummitCare at Baulkham Hills which opened as a new residential aged-care facility designed and developed by SummitCare in 2018,” the proposal read.

The facility will also include two basement levels for parking and storage.

If approved, construction could begin in 2023 and continue for up to two years, according to the proposal.