TWO of Loddon’s “big towns” see older residents move when they need care.
Wedderburn Lions Club has spent more than a decade raising funds to build accommodation and hoping to find a provider in the town of 951 people.
Respect Aged Care says Pyramid Hill, with a population of 600, is unable to sustain a 23-bed aged care facility. 
“At the time of its closure, it had low occupancy (16 residents), and most residents came from other communities which made the facility unsustainable when beds opened up in those communities and reduced the demand for the Pyramid Hill aged care facility,” said CEO Jason Binder.
“Respect lost more than $2 million running the facility over a five-year period, and those funds came from our residents in other facilities which we couldn’t ethically continue to do to. 
“We won’t ever open Pyramid Hill Hostel as an aged care facility again, but we’re more than happy for the community to try.”
Inglewood has respite accomodation,  low care 20 beds in its hostel and 15 high care beds. At Boort, there are 15 low care deds and 10 in high care.
In 2021, Loddon Shire had 3033 people aged 60 or more, up 394 on the 2016 Census.