mecwacare Ballan Aged Care
Ballan and District Soldiers, 33 Cowie St, Ballan VIC 3342, Australia
Run by mecwacare · 22 homes
Google reviewers rate this 4.0★ (4 reviews)
- Type
- Residential aged care
- Operator
- not for profit
- Nursing
- 24/7
- respite
- dementia
- palliative
mecwacare Ballan Aged Care is a residential aged care home opening in 2026 within the township of Ballan, on the banks of the Werribee River in regional Victoria. The centrally located facility offers a person-centred, supported living environment with permanent aged care, respite and palliative care, plus dementia-friendly care. Residents have access to a large day room with lounge and dining areas, well-established gardens, and a vibrant lifestyle program of activities and outings shaped by resident input, with registered nurses rostered on every shift. Accommodation is offered across Basic, Standard, Standard Plus and Superior room categories, with a Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) of $400,000, and on-site access to general practitioners and allied health services.
Amenities
- ✓ garden
- ✓ communal lounge
Activities & lifestyle
- ✓ social events
- ✓ bus outings
Allied health services
✓ 24/7 nursing on-site
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
3/5
Staffing
3/5
Quality measures
Care time delivered: 217 minutes per resident per day (target 214), of which 46 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 · built-in robe · high-low bed · bedhead · bedside table and drawers · internal heating and cooling systems · telephone, internet and free-to-air television connections | $450,000 | $94.32 | 34 m² |
Maximum published prices — means-tested government support can reduce what you actually pay. Source: the provider's published pricing.
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