Buckland Aged Care Services
Unit 125/39 Hawkesbury Rd, Springwood NSW 2777, Australia
Google reviewers rate this 4.2★ (49 reviews)
- Type
- Residential aged care
- Operator
- not for profit
- Established
- 1934
- Nursing
- 24/7
Buckland Aged Care Services is the only three-tiered aged care provider in the Blue Mountains of NSW, situated on 51.5 hectares of natural bushland in Springwood. Founded in 1934 by philanthropist Sir Thomas Buckland, it is a fully accredited not-for-profit registered charity administered by a voluntary Board of Directors. The organisation offers a 144-bed residential aged care facility providing single rooms with ensuite accommodation and continuous nursing care, alongside home care services and two retirement villages (Buckland and Lyndhurst) comprising 165 self-care units and cottages. Residents have access to a community centre featuring a library, lounge, indoor bowls area, craft room, commercial kitchen, and an auditorium seating nearly 300 people, as well as an on-site cafe (Ben's@Buckland). Allied health services including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, podiatry, dietetics, and speech pathology are available, and the organisation provides regular bus outings and activities for residents.
Amenities
- ✓ cafe
- ✓ library
- ✓ communal lounge
- ✓ activity room
- ✓ garden
- ✓ outdoor areas
Activities & lifestyle
- ✓ bus outings
- ✓ social events
Allied health services
✓ 24/7 nursing on-site
Quality & compliance
- My Aged Care sub-ratings
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The star rating, broken down (May 2026 extract): The four areas the Australian Government scores every home on each quarter — the overall Star Rating is calculated from them. Source: the Department of Health and Aged Care's Star Ratings quarterly data extract (May 2026).
4/5
Residents' experience
5/5
Compliance
4/5
Staffing
3/5
Quality measures
Care time delivered: 221 minutes per resident per day (target 221), of which 50 from a registered nurse.
- Compliance action The regulator (the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission) can take formal action when a home falls short of the standards — from a direction to improve, up to a Notice of Non-Compliance or sanctions. "None current" means no action was recorded against this home in the Government's latest quarterly extract (May 2026).
- None current
Fees
This provider publishes fee information on their website.
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