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154 Cherry St, Ballina NSW 2478, Australia

Crowley Care is a Catholic not-for-profit aged care provider located in Ballina, NSW, offering residential care, respite care, specialist care, home care, and independent living options including apartments and villas. The campus underwent a $22 million redevelopment featuring a 42-bed residential care building where each room has water or garden views, alongside a library, education centre, chapel, café, and central plaza. Independent living villas are available from under $650,000 and the community has consistently achieved high resident satisfaction scores. The organisation operates under Catholic values and maintains strong community and university partnerships.

59 Bentinck St, Ballina NSW 2478, Australia

This aged care provider offers residential, respite, dementia, and palliative care across its three facilities in Ballina and Byron Bay. The environment aims to feel like home, supporting individuality, dignity, and choice through a person-centred approach. Residents can enjoy regular outings on a custom-designed bus, and families can stay connected via the St Andrew's CONNECT app. The organisation is a not-for-profit, community-based provider, with one facility established in 1983 and a major redevelopment completed in 2007. The Byron Bay facilities encourage residents to participate in daily tasks like gardening and meal preparation.

120 N Creek Rd, Ballina NSW 2478, Australia

Palm Lake Resort Ballina is an over-55s independent living resort located at 120 North Creek Road, Ballina NSW 2478, part of the Australian family-owned Palm Lake Group with over 48 years of experience and 27 communities nationwide. Residents enjoy a resort-style lifestyle centred around the Oasis Country Club, which includes heated indoor and outdoor pools, an eight-rink bowling green, tennis courts, a luxury cinema, gym, sauna and spa, and a virtual golf simulator. The resort is pet-friendly, secure, and owner-occupied with on-site management, set among landscaped gardens and natural parklands close to the Ballina coast and Byron Bay. Homes are stamp-duty free and owner-occupied, allowing residents to retain capital gains.

7 Bentinck St, Ballina NSW 2478, Australia

RSL LifeCare Kokoda Village is a retirement village set on the banks of North Creek in the heart of Ballina, NSW, comprising 74 two-bedroom, one-bathroom, single-garage units, some with water views over the creek. Residents have direct access to the Kerry Saxby Walkway, leading to Commemoration Park and the mouth of the Richmond River just 200 metres away. The village features a recreation and hobby centre, hair salon, library, onsite coffee shop, BBQ and picnic areas, billiard table, and well-maintained communal gardens including a vegetable garden. A full lifestyle programme is offered including bingo, choir, gardening, social outings, morning teas, happy hour, and games clubs. Units are priced from $450,000.

11 Hackett Ln, Ballina NSW 2478, Australia

Florence Price Gardens is a residential aged care home in Ballina, NSW, operated by RSL LifeCare, accommodating 120 residents. Situated on the river with Norfolk Pines, sand, and water views, the home provides medical and rehabilitative care, restorative care, and dementia-specific care. The facility is staffed around the clock and assists residents with bathing, dressing, and medication management. Amenities include a hair salon, library, community rooms for functions and family occasions, and a bus service for regular shopping and local outings. Residents enjoy chef-created meals daily and a comprehensive activities programme including morning teas, a walking club, exercise classes, happy hour, art and craft therapy, bingo, and themed cultural days.

129 Tamar St, Ballina NSW 2478, Australia

Yarrabee Aboriginals Community Aged Care Centre is a culturally appropriate residential aged care centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders in Ballina on the NSW Northern Rivers coast. Yarrabee Aboriginals is a community-governed service providing culturally safe care for Elders of the Bundjalung people and surrounding First Nations communities, enabling Elders to remain connected to culture, country, and community in their final years. Ballina is situated at the mouth of the Richmond River and has a significant Aboriginal community.