Baptcare Wattle Grove Aged Care Community
51 Pinetree Cres, Lalor VIC 3075, Australia
Google reviewers rate this 4.6★ (50 reviews)
- Type
- Residential aged care
- Operator
- not for profit
Baptcare Wattle Grove Aged Care Community is located at 51 Pinetree Crescent, Lalor VIC 3075, nestled between the suburbs of Thomastown, Lalor, and Epping in metropolitan Melbourne. As one of BaptistCare's newest facilities, it combines modern amenities with a welcoming, well-established community feel, with particular strength in celebrating Greek, Italian, and Macedonian cultures among its residents. The community takes a highly personalised approach to care, offering activities such as a Mediterranean coffee club, on-site vegetable gardening, and resident-tended chickens, reflecting the cultural backgrounds of those who live there. BaptistCare is a not-for-profit organisation with over 110 years of history, guided by Christian values and committed to culturally sensitive, inclusive residential aged care.
Amenities
- ✓ garden
- ✓ outdoor areas
- ✓ communal lounge
Activities & lifestyle
- ✓ gardening
- ✓ social events
Cultural & language fit
- Languages
- English, Italian
- Cultural focus
- Italian, Greek, Macedonian
- Affiliation
- Christian
Quality & compliance
- My Aged Care sub-ratings
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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
5/5
Compliance
2/5
Staffing
1/5
Quality measures
Care time delivered: 214 minutes per resident per day (target 216), 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.
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