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Altona Gardens Care Community — aged care facility

Altona Gardens Care Community

28-30 Rymill Ct, Altona North VIC 3025, Australia

★★★☆☆ 3/5 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★ (31 reviews)

Type
Residential aged care
Operator
for profit
Nursing
24/7
  • respite
  • dementia
  • palliative
  • day therapy

Altona Gardens Care Community is located on a quiet street in Altona North, Melbourne, approximately 20 minutes from the CBD with easy access from the West Gate Freeway. Operated by Opal HealthCare, the facility provides residential, palliative, dementia, and respite care, including a dedicated memory care neighbourhood custom-designed to support residents living with dementia. Care is delivered by 24/7 registered nurses supported by an experienced leadership team, with allied health professionals visiting regularly. Residents enjoy a vibrant lifestyle with an edible kitchen garden tended by a gardening club, a hairdressing salon, dedicated bus outings, and creative pursuits including music, arts, crafts, and bocce. The community is known for its welcoming, culturally diverse environment with peaceful terraces and gardens for quiet reflection or time with family.

Amenities

  • hairdresser
  • garden
  • outdoor areas

Activities & lifestyle

  • music
  • art
  • gardening
  • bus outings
  • social events

Allied health services

other

24/7 nursing on-site

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).

3/5

Residents' experience

4/5

Compliance

/5

Staffing

3/5

Quality measures

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

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
Classic Companion 2 beds · ensuite · single bed adorned with soft linens · height adjusted bed · supportive handrails · non-slip surfaces $400,000 $92.38 24.5 m²
Classic 1 bed · ensuite · single bed adorned with soft linens · height adjusted bed · supportive handrails · non-slip surfaces $520,000 $120.10 14 m²
Superior 1 bed · ensuite · single bed adorned with soft linens · height adjusted bed · supportive handrails · non-slip surfaces $575,000 $132.80 17.5 m²

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