Purpose built home in Leopold

Leopold, VIC 3224

Design Category - High Physical Support SDA Cost - $34,922.00 Overnight support - Active overnight

About the property

The house is located in the Bellarine suburb of Leopold. Drysdale Train Station is approximately a ten minute drive, with the nearest bus stop at Leopold Memorial Park/ Bellarine Highway being five minutes drive. Kensington Hill Medical Centre, Pickworth Park and Jaycee Park Playground are within two kilometres of the home. Just up the road is the Gateway Plaza featuring large retail shopping stores, supermarkets, and cafes for eating out. There is also a Post Office and optometrist. University Hospital in central Geelong is 10 kilometres away. The house comprises five bedrooms. At the front of the home is a living room for welcoming guests and sitting together to socialise. There is also a large open plan kitchen and dining area connected to another living room at the rear of the house. There are two fully accessible bathrooms as well as an additional powder room with toilet and hand basin. There are wheelchair accessible paths throughout the backyard that lead to BBQ facilities in the undercover alfresco area. The rooms have built in wardrobes. There is air-conditioning and heating and capacity for installation of a ceiling hoist.

About the current residents

The current residents in the home are male and female. The age range of residents is 50 s to 60 s. The current residents are friendly, enjoy structured routines and contribute towards the running of the house. The residents attend day program Monday to Friday, as well as other supported Community Participation. They also enjoy home based activities. Due to the vulnerability of the current resident group, this vacancy is best suited to a person with nil behaviours of concern.

About the Support

The house is staffed seven days a week with Active Night overnight support. The current support provider in the house is SCOPE. Staff are trained in manual handling, dysphagia, epilepsy, PEG feeding and positive behaviour support.

Things you need to know

The applicant must be aged 18 years or over. This is an enrolled Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) property therefore the applicant will need to have NDIA approved eligibility and the appropriate level of SDA funding available. The applicant will need to be able to pay rent and utilities. The applicant or their representative will need to establish a residential agreement. The SDA building type for this house is Group Home.

Open for inspections

Inspections are by appointment only.

Further information