The Kingston Residential Aged Care Development was funded as part of the 2020 State budget to drive Melbourne’s public sector aged care modernisation strategy. The facility delivers on the State Governments commitment to provide high quality public facilities that offer a suitable environment of care, and to restore and maintain public sector residential aged care capacity within Metropolitan Melbourne. The project scope includes the construction of a new operationally efficient 150 bed facility, designed and constructed with a resident centred approach.

Johnstaff was engaged to provide Project Management and Superintendent services for the project from Feasibility Design through to post occupancy evaluation. Johnstaff’s Health Advisory team was engaged under the principal design consultant to provide planning services, and to develop new models of care.

Johnstaff managed the design team and coordinated the needs of a variety of key stakeholders including VHBA, Monash Health, VHBA Design Services and Public Sector Residential Aged Care Services (PSRACS) to manage the implementation of the Royal Commission.

Johnstaff led the project team in navigating a complex planning approval and consultation process through DELWP and Council. 2022significantly impacted the Victorian construction industry with escalation in material and labour costs. Johnstaff worked collaboratively with the design consultant team to manage the project budget while maintaining the design objective and brief.  

In a volatile market Johnstaff has de-risked the project with implementation of enabling works to address hazardous materials and latent conditions. Johnstaff has led strategic procurement analysis and recommendations which have been tailored to the client and project demands.