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- Type
- Residential aged care
- Operator
- not for profit
mecwacare Susan Barton House in Bacchus Marsh provides residential aged care including dementia, respite and palliative care as part of the not-for-profit mecwacare network.
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).
4/5
Residents' experience
4/5
Compliance
3/5
Staffing
3/5
Quality measures
Care time delivered: 207 minutes per resident per day (target 204), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard room private single accommodation · ensuite bathroom · private single accommodation with an ensuite bathroom | $415,000 | $95.85 | 17 m² |
| Standard plus room private single accommodation · ensuite bathroom · private single accommodation with an ensuite bathroom | $475,000 | $109.71 | 19 m² |
| Premium room private single accommodation · ensuite bathroom · private single accommodation with an ensuite bathroom | $500,000 | $115.48 | 20 m² |
| Premium extra room private single accommodation · ensuite bathroom · private single accommodation with an ensuite bathroom | $550,000 | $127.03 | 29 m² |
Maximum published prices — means-tested government support can reduce what you actually pay. Source: the provider's published pricing.
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