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April 15, 2025 In News

$31.2M in Govt funding to trial virtual nurses in aged care

As reported in The Weekly Source, it’s great to see regional communities continue to pioneer innovation in the delivery of aged care services with virtual nursing. We are also seeing examples of innovation with transitional housing for aged care workers in regional areas. Some aged care homes are future proofing their infrastructure by expanding residential capacity to house workers from out of town in the short-term. Eventually these dwellings could transition to retirement living when permanent housing for the workers becomes available in town centres.

April 2, 2025 In News

Thinking Outside the Box

The editorial from Architecture & Design linked below, about the future of aged care design, is perfectly timed with the new Aged Care Act starting in July. Thinking outside of the box looks like the best approach to achieve more ‘person-centred care’ required by the new laws. We saw this in designing Treeby Parklands adjacent to the popular Calleya dog park. It inspired the Treeby team to adopt a canine theme to connect with community, with distinctive interior design touches and visits to the café inside the aged care home. 

Read the Article Here

March 20, 2025 In News

Robotics in Aged Care

Modern aged care and disability housing designs are leading the broader market with the ‘tech’ innovation shown in this Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) report. Tailored intelligent systems are controlling blinds, switching on lights, and adjusting heights of benchtops for individuals in their homes. We are finding the challenge will be introducing robotic devices like those in the show, into smaller home settings which is the direction of modern aged care and disability housing. Budgets and personal preferences of residents will dictate outcomes. 

Watch the report here.

February 12, 2025 In News

New Aged Care Act

Coinciding with the introduction of the new Aged Care Act in 2025, the new year has started with a pleasing lift in inquiries by providers for new project work. From a design and building perspective, the new Act clarifies how new residential aged care homes will be assessed for compliance. This includes improved standards for accessibility and safety; resident autonomy; workplace design; and integration with home care services.

For more information on how the new Aged Care Act will affect the creation of new homes contact the KPA team on 08 9367 6866 or admin(at)kpa-architects.com. The changes take effect from 1 July 2025.

January 22, 2025 In News

More SDA on the way

Our Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) project in Koondoola is progressing nicely toward its expected completion mid-2025. Designed for our client Habilitas to meet robust standards, and built by Cloudbreak WA, this development will provide three ‘forever homes’ to three residents and their OOAs (On-Site Overnight Assistance).

January 8, 2025 In News

Two SDA Projects Nearing Completion

It’s great to start 2025 with site visits to two of our Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) developments. Designed for Habilitas, they have an expected completion in the 1st quarter of 2025.

Gosnells:

Designed to meet Improved Liveability, Fully Accessible, and High Physical Support SDA standards, the development comprises 2 x houses, which will provide a ‘forever home’ to six residents, as well as two OOAs (On-Site Overnight Assistance).

Armadale:

Already fully tenanted, this SDA is designed to Robust standards and comprises 3 x villas, which will provide a ‘forever home’ to three residents, as well as three OOAs (On-Site Overnight Assistance).

December 12, 2024 In News

Another Award Win

Congratulations to Dale Alcock Projects for winning the Housing Industry Association (HIA) 2024 Western Australia Specialised Housing award for the KPA-designed Brightwater Care Group Huntington’s Disease Campus in Piara Waters. This follows the 2024 Perth Specialised Housing of the Year award win in October.

KPA Architects are proud to have been involved in this world-class project.

Read more here.

November 28, 2024 In News

New Aged Care Bill Passed

The passage of the new Aged Care Bill in Federal Parliament this week is good news. Providers and their architects can now confidently proceed with important reforms like the new Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines. KPA Architects have prepared for this moment by having a range of design options to enable more home-like environments that better meet the needs of residents in Western Australia.

Read more here.

November 19, 2024 In News

Award Win

What a way to finish the year!

We are very proud to share the KPA designed Brightwater Care Group Huntington’s Disease Campus won the ‘2024 Perth Specialised Housing of the Year’ Award at the Housing Industry Association (HIA) Housing Awards!

Congratulations to Brightwater, Dale Alcock Homes, Adam Roebuck and the broader team for their work on this amazing, world-class project.

Full joint media statement here.

Full list of awards and winners here.

November 14, 2024 In News

SDA Housing Pipeline – Supply Data

It looks like the specialist housing sector is leading the way in delivering genuine dwelling diversity, based on recent supply data for new disability accommodation. According to the NDIS quarterly report for the year to September, 60% of new SDA in the pipeline for Western Australia are detached houses, and the remainder is a variety of villas and apartments. It is also good to see WA’s share of planned new SDA dwellings has finally risen in line with its population. There are 755 SDA dwellings currently in the development pipeline in WA, which is 11% of the national supply pipeline. However there remains a significant shortfall in overall supply of SDA in WA.

More details about the NDIS report are available here.