Australian Unity Home Health & Care Services - Ballarat Central, Victoria

1205 Dana St, Ballarat Central VIC 3350, Australia

Talbot Place is a modern, spacious 30-bed aged care community in Ballarat, centrally located on the Queen Elizabeth Centre site in Dana Street and operated by Grampians Health. The single-storey residence features skylights and large windows for natural light, two secure courtyards with raised vegetable gardens, and is divided into two wings, each with its own living and dining areas. Accommodation comprises 14 single rooms with private ensuites and 8 double rooms with shared ensuites, all with height-adjustable electric beds, nurse call bells and internet access. The home offers long-term residential care, palliative care and short-term respite, with a Registered Nurse on duty 24/7 and access to allied health services including dietetics, speech pathology and physiotherapy. Daily activities are run by the Meaningful Life Team, and fees can be paid by refundable deposit, daily payment or a combination of both.

1101 Dana St, Ballarat Central VIC 3350, Australia

Bill Crawford Lodge is a centrally located, 30-bed residential aged care community in Ballarat, Victoria, operated by Grampians Health. The home is divided into two houses of 15 beds each, with eight single rooms with private ensuites, eight single rooms with a shared bathroom (but own toilet), and seven double rooms with shared ensuites. It offers long-term residential, palliative, short-term respite and dementia care, with a registered nurse managing care 24 hours a day and allied health services including dietetics and speech pathology. Standout features include light-filled atriums and open-plan spaces, secure gardens, a Montessori-based therapy program and a specialised Snoezelen sensory stimulus room. Fees can be paid via a refundable deposit, a daily payment, or a combination of both.

102 Ascot St S, Ballarat Central VIC 3350, Australia

Grampians Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS) in Ballarat Central is the government-funded aged care assessment body for the Grampians region, conducting comprehensive assessments to determine the care needs and funding eligibility of older people across the Ballarat, Grampians, and Wimmera areas. The team provides formal assessments required for access to government-subsidised residential aged care, Home Care Packages, and transition care programmes across western Victoria. ACAS is an assessment and referral service, not a residential care provider.

102 Ascot St S, Ballarat Central VIC 3350, Australia

The Queen Elizabeth Centre (QEC) is an aged care facility located at 102 Ascot Street South, Ballarat, Victoria 3350, operated by Grampians Health, a public health service. The centre encompasses multiple distinct units including Gandarra, the Peter Heinz Centre, Steele Haughton Unit, and Talbot Place. An on-site café is open Monday to Friday, 9am–2pm, offering hot food, salads, sandwiches, and coffee. Limited parking is available on-site, with additional free two-hour street parking surrounding the complex. The facility is part of Grampians Health's broader network of services across the Grampians region of Victoria.

218 Mill St, Lake Wendouree VIC 3350, Australia

Nazareth House Ballarat is a Catholic residential aged care home at 218 Mill St, Ballarat VIC, operated by the Sisters of Nazareth and providing care for the elderly since 1888. The recently renovated, fully accredited home offers 145 private rooms, each with an ensuite, along with 24-hour clinical care and a secure dementia and memory support unit. Care types include residential, palliative and respite care, as well as independent living apartments and couple's accommodation in a small boutique retirement village setting. Sisters live on-site to provide pastoral and spiritual care, and the home features chapels, a hairdressing salon, library, on-site café, BBQ area and landscaped gardens with views over Lake Wendouree. A dynamic lifestyle program includes art therapy, music therapy, gardening, bus outings and exercise physiology classes.

706 Sturt St, Ballarat Central VIC 3350, Australia

Sensible Care is a home care provider with an office in Ballarat offering in-home aged care and disability support across Australia. The company provides government-funded Support at Home packages, NDIS services, community nursing, and allied health support to help older Australians and people with disabilities remain independent at home. Services include personal care, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, podiatry, dietetics, and community access support. They offer both self-managed and care-managed options with transparent, competitive pricing. The organisation operates on a for-profit model with flexible service delivery tailored to individual needs.