Reliable aged care painting with minimal disruption
In aged care and retirement living, the building is someone's home before it's a worksite. That changes how painting works are planned, staffed and sequenced.
Higgins Coatings has worked with operators across Australia since 1949, on everything from individual room refreshes to common areas, external repaints and multi-stage planned maintenance programs. Most of it happens with residents in place, which means the schedule follows meal times, care routines and visiting hours rather than the other way around. National coverage with experienced local teams means the same standard applies across a multi-site portfolio without travel and accommodation loading every regional job.
The people on site matter as much as the plan. Our painters are inducted to facility protocols and briefed on how to work around your residents, families and care staff. Facility managers get one dedicated point of contact, an agreed access schedule and progress updates from initial planning through to completion, so everyone knows what is happening and when.
Compliance is handled rather than chased. Higgins is certified to ISO 9001 for Quality, ISO 14001 for Environmental Management and ISO 45001 for Health and Safety, with police checks, inductions and insurances managed as part of how we mobilise.
With one account manager coordinating work across every state, you get one streamlined relationship for scheduling, site access, inductions, invoicing and reporting. Local branch teams can also handle site changes directly with village managers, reducing admin for your team.
Compliance is managed centrally and kept up to date across our national workforce, reducing admin for your team. With ISO-certified systems and staff trained in your site processes, access and documentation run smoothly from the start.
Schedules can change in occupied aged care and retirement living environments. Our teams work closely with on-site staff to coordinate access, adjust staging where practical and minimise disruption to residents, visitors and staff. Daily housekeeping, professional conduct and clear communication are an important part of delivering works successfully in these environments.
Retirement villages and aged care we've worked in
Huon Regional Care
IRT Wollongong
BlueCare Tangara Retirement Village
Aveo Sackville Grange Retirement Village
TriCare Hayville Retirement Community
What our customers say
“I am very comfortable to recommend Higgins to prospective customers. We used them to do outdoor painting on our administration building and several of our residential aged care facilities. We found them very professional from start to finish.”
“We were very happy with the quality of the work and the communication from the guys on site was great. All staff were always well informed of any new updates. Your team was also very responsive in sorting out any issues and ensuring everyone on site was compliant.”
“All the residents were very impressed with the overall painted finish. The Higgins staff were helpful and went out of their way to satisfy the residents, I found it extremely easy to deal with Higgins, as they have great communication. I would happily recommend!”
“I am very comfortable to recommend Higgins to prospective customers. We used them to do outdoor painting on our administration building and several of our residential aged care facilities. We found them very professional from start to finish.”
“We were very happy with the quality of the work and the communication from the guys on site was great. All staff were always well informed of any new updates. Your team was also very responsive in sorting out any issues and ensuring everyone on site was compliant.”
“All the residents were very impressed with the overall painted finish. The Higgins staff were helpful and went out of their way to satisfy the residents, I found it extremely easy to deal with Higgins, as they have great communication. I would happily recommend!”
“I am very comfortable to recommend Higgins to prospective customers. We used them to do outdoor painting on our administration building and several of our residential aged care facilities. We found them very professional from start to finish.”
“We were very happy with the quality of the work and the communication from the guys on site was great. All staff were always well informed of any new updates. Your team was also very responsive in sorting out any issues and ensuring everyone on site was compliant.”
“All the residents were very impressed with the overall painted finish. The Higgins staff were helpful and went out of their way to satisfy the residents, I found it extremely easy to deal with Higgins, as they have great communication. I would happily recommend!”