1950 – 1960
⋅ Establishment of a twelve-bed hostel
1960 – 1970
⋅ Establishment of the retirement village with construction of three ‘Darby & Joan’ units
⋅ Additional hostels – Fletcher Jones, Harris and Berlyn (Riverside Hostel) – constructed to meet growing demand
1970 – 1980
⋅ Hostel expansion continued with the construction of ‘Englebert’ and ‘KT Swinton’
⋅ The first nursing home – Ward 1 – opens
⋅ The Day Centre was established
1980 – 1990
⋅ Retirement Village grows to a total of 45 units
⋅ The second nursing home – Ward 2 – opens
1990 – 2000
⋅ Tomlinson Centre Hostel opens
⋅ Community based and in-home services established
⋅ Establishment of satellite offices in Hamilton and Portland
2000 – 2010
⋅ Construction of new nursing homes – Audrey Prider Centre and Lake Lodge – to replace Ward 1 and Ward 2
⋅ Construction of new ‘KT Swinton Hostel’
⋅ ‘The Homestead’ respite program is initiated
⋅ Massive growth in Community Care, Case Management, and Home-based Services
⋅ Establishment of a satellite office in Ballarat
2010 – Today
Planning initiated for a major redevelopment of the Retirement Village – Waterfront Living
Today Lyndoch Living remains, a solid and respected care provider to the southwest communities, with:
⋅ 198 residential aged care beds
⋅ 562 clients under active case management
⋅ Over 3500 individuals access our services annually
⋅ 23% of individuals accessing our services are younger than 65 years of age
⋅ Offices in Warrnambool, Portland and Hamilton
⋅ More than 400 staff members
2018
⋅ Acquisition of May Noonan Centre, 40 bed nursing home located at 3 Foley Street Terang
2019
⋅ Acquisition of Warrnambool Medical Clinic as a key tenant for the proposed Lyndoch HealthCare primary care centre being built as part of the Masterplan at Hopkins Road Warrnambool
Our growth is a testament to our responsiveness and flexibility to changing community expectations and needs of the individual being central to our decision-making.
Since 2007, Lyndoch Living has achieved significant reductions in the amount of energy and water we consume, as well as introducing a recycling program. We are committed to becoming a more sustainable organisation and reducing our impact on the environment. The results to date include:
Further initiatives under consideration include the purchase of gas-fired turbine to produce cleaner more sustainable electricity supplies, and harvesting rainwater for use in our laundry, which currently constitutes about 25% of our total water usage.