Good Shepherd Lodge Ltd.
15 McIntyre St, East Mackay QLD 4740, Australia
Google reviewers rate this 3.9★ (33 reviews)
- Type
- Residential aged care
- Operator
- not for profit
- Established
- 1974
- Nursing
- 24/7
- respite
- dementia
Good Shepherd Lodge Ltd is the largest aged care provider in the Mackay region, operating since 1974 with two locations: Good Shepherd Lodge in East Mackay (167 beds) and Kerrisdale Gardens in Beaconsfield (101-bed aged care facility with independent living apartments and villas). The organisation offers residential aged care with 24/7 nursing, independent living, specialist dementia care (including a secure unit), home care packages, and allied health services such as physiotherapy and podiatry. Affiliated with the Anglican Church, the facilities provide a range of accommodation from shared rooms to luxury cottages, with RAD pricing from $300,000 to $850,000. On-site amenities include cafés, chapels, activity rooms, libraries, therapy centres, and extensive gardens with walking paths, supporting a lifestyle-focused aged care model.
Amenities
- ✓ hairdresser
- ✓ cafe
- ✓ chapel
- ✓ garden
- ✓ library
- ✓ communal lounge
- ✓ activity room
- ✓ private dining
- ✓ outdoor areas
Activities & lifestyle
- ✓ exercise classes
- ✓ gardening
- ✓ art
- ✓ bus outings
- ✓ social events
- ✓ movie nights
- ✓ cultural activities
Allied health services
✓ 24/7 nursing on-site
Cultural & language fit
- Affiliation
- Anglican
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
5/5
Compliance
2/5
Staffing
2/5
Quality measures
Care time delivered: 203 minutes per resident per day (target 213), of which 48 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
This provider publishes fee information on their website.
RAD range: $300,000 – $850,000
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