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mecwacare Susan Barton House — aged care facility

mecwacare Susan Barton House

58 Grey St, Darley VIC 3340, 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 3.4★ (16 reviews)

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

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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