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Scenic Lodge Residential Aged Care — aged care facility

Scenic Lodge Residential Aged Care

251 Scenic Dr, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia

★★★★☆ 4/5 My Aged Care Star Rating The Star Rating is the Australian Government's overall quality rating for residential aged care, from 1 star (significant improvement needed) to 5 stars (excellent). It is calculated from the four areas shown under Quality & compliance below: residents' experience, compliance, staffing and quality measures.

Google reviewers rate this 4.5★ (14 reviews)

Type
Residential aged care
Operator
not for profit
  • respite
  • dementia
  • palliative

This home offers residential care, including specialist support for dementia and palliative needs, as well as overnight respite stays. It aims to provide a welcoming and friendly community where residents feel comfortable and supported. The staff are described as thoughtful and kind, working to ensure individual care needs are met. Distinctive features include Resident Liaison Officers who provide ongoing practical and emotional support, a focus on lifestyle and wellbeing programs, and spiritual care. Residents can enjoy social activities like bus outings, live entertainment, and pet therapy, and have access to comfortable community spaces such as sitting rooms, lounge areas, and landscaped courtyards. This facility is one of nine operated by Anglican Care, a not-for-profit provider, and is located in Merewether, Newcastle.

Amenities

  • lounge
  • garden
  • chapel
  • activity zones

Activities & lifestyle

  • outings
  • music therapy
  • pet therapy

Cultural & language fit

Affiliation
Anglican

Quality & compliance

My Aged Care sub-ratings

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

1/5

Staffing

5/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 192 minutes per resident per day (target 214), of which 39 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).
Directions - To revise Plans for Continuous Improvements (PCI)

Fees

Fees not publicly disclosed by this provider.

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