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mecwacare John Atchison Centre — aged care facility

mecwacare John Atchison Centre

312-318 Derrimut Rd, Hoppers Crossing VIC 3029, Australia

Run by mecwacare · 22 homes

My Aged Care government 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★ (50 reviews)

Type
Residential aged care
Operator
not for profit

mecwacare John Atchison Centre is a not-for-profit residential aged care home in Hoppers Crossing in Melbourne's western suburbs, offering permanent, respite, dementia and palliative care with daily nursing.

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

5/5

Compliance

3/5

Staffing

3/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 217 minutes per resident per day (target 209), of which 43 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
Single room with private ensuite private ensuite · single accommodation $350,000 $80.84 18.8 m²
Single room with private ensuite and balcony private ensuite · balcony · single accommodation $425,000 $98.16 17.5 m²
Single room with private ensuite and garden private ensuite · garden view · shared rooms $450,000 $103.93 17.5 m²
Single room with private ensuite, lounge and balcony private ensuite · lounge · balcony · single accommodation · can be shared on request $600,000 $138.58 36.3 m²
Single room with private ensuite, lounge and garden private ensuite · lounge · garden · single accommodation · can be shared on request $600,000 $138.58 36.3 m²

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

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