THE Mount Isa Health Service District executive director of allied health and the project manager for the aged care facility at the Cloncurry Hospital Barbara-Ann Gate said the number of people aged 70 years and older would increase by 50 per cent between now and 2016, not 2060 as reported.
Ms Gate said the number of high care beds would be increased from three to 10, and it was too early to say what staffing would be needed.
"We will train up our staff there and look at how we deliver services.
"Cloncurry is a Multi Purpose Health Service so it's very differently run than a hospital - it is the integration of a variety of health and aged care services provided within a particular community," she said.
The new administration building, provided by the Cloncurry Shire Council, would provide office space for the Director of Nursing and visiting services, Ms Gate said.
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