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Arcare Aged Care Castlemaine — aged care facility

Arcare Aged Care Castlemaine

50 Martin St, McKenzie Hill VIC 3451, 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★ (8 reviews)

Type
Residential aged care
Operator
for profit

Arcare Castlemaine is a premium residential aged care home in the heart of Castlemaine, Victoria's arts capital, bringing together residents from the Goldfields region in a cosy country community setting.

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

3/5

Staffing

3/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 221 minutes per resident per day (target 213), of which 45 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

Room Max RAD Refundable Accommodation Deposit — a lump sum paid on entry and refunded when the resident leaves. The published figure is the maximum; the agreed price can be lower. Max DAP / day Daily Accommodation Payment — the pay-as-you-go alternative to the lump sum, charged per day. Residents choose a RAD, a DAP, or a mix of both. Size
Grande built-in cabinetry · fridge · TV · private ensuite facilities · abundant light · courtyard aspect $595,000 $137.42 21 m²
Deluxe direct access to outdoor garden or courtyard · abundant natural lighting · spacious · built-in cabinetry with a fridge and TV · private ensuite $650,000 $150.12 22 m²

Maximum published prices — means-tested government support can reduce what you actually pay. Source: the provider's published pricing.

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