AgedCareAtlas
Saint Mary's Aged Care — aged care facility

Saint Mary's Aged Care

31 Verdon St, Pelican Waters QLD 4551, 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 4.3★ (8 reviews)

Type
Residential aged care
Nursing
24/7
  • respite
  • dementia
  • palliative

Saint Mary's Aged Care is a Sunshine Coast, Queensland provider operating two residential aged care facilities — Pelican Waters (86 beds near Caloundra) and Coolum Beach (130 beds, opened 2006) — alongside a home care service covering the broader region. Both homes offer 24/7 nursing care, dementia care, palliative care, and respite care in homely settings with extensive gardens. The Coolum Beach facility features modern, air-conditioned accommodation including Luxury Suites. Residents enjoy a programme of activities including music, outings, and pet therapy in a community-focused environment. Saint Mary's is a government-approved provider that accepts Home Care Packages at Levels 1–4.

Amenities

  • garden
  • communal lounge
  • activity room
  • outdoor areas

Activities & lifestyle

  • music
  • bus outings
  • social events

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

4/5

Staffing

1/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 197 minutes per resident per day (target 197), 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

Fees not publicly disclosed by this provider.