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- Type
- Residential aged care
- Operator
- for profit
- respite
- dementia
- palliative
- day therapy
Estia Health Altona Meadows is a two-level aged care home located at 297 Queen Street, Altona Meadows in Melbourne's western suburbs, a short walk from Central Square Shopping Centre. The home offers residential, respite, day respite, dementia, and palliative care, with room options including single rooms with ensuites, rooms with shared bathrooms, and companion rooms for couples or friends. Residents enjoy landscaped gardens, secluded courtyards, a BBQ entertaining area, two balconies with city views, a private dining room, library, hairdressing salon, and a cinema room. An onsite chef prepares fresh meals daily with three main meals and three lighter services, including themed food events for special milestones. The well-established, close-knit team includes experienced clinicians and carers, with regular visits from entertainers, churches, and local schoolchildren participating in arts, crafts, and exercise programmes.
Amenities
- ✓ hairdresser
- ✓ cinema
- ✓ library
- ✓ garden
- ✓ BBQ area
- ✓ private dining
- ✓ outdoor areas
- ✓ communal lounge
Activities & lifestyle
- ✓ art
- ✓ exercise classes
- ✓ social events
- ✓ cultural activities
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
2/5
Staffing
3/5
Quality measures
Care time delivered: 224 minutes per resident per day (target 225), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Companion room with shared bathroom Shared bathroom · Cooling and heating · Built-in wardrobe · Bedside table · Adjustable single bed · Privacy curtains · Lockable drawers · Call bell | $335,000 | $77.37 | 24 m² |
| Single room with shared bathroom Shared bathroom · Cooling and heating · Built-in wardrobe · Toiletries · Bedside table · Adjustable single bed · Lockable drawers · Call bell | $385,000 | $88.92 | 24 m² |
| Single suite with shared bathroom Shared bathroom · Single room | $525,000 | $121.25 | 40 m² |
| Single room with ensuite Private ensuite · Cooling and heating · Built-in wardrobe · Toiletries · Bedside table · Adjustable single bed · Lockable drawers · Call bell | $550,000 | $127.03 | 24 m² |
Maximum published prices — means-tested government support can reduce what you actually pay. Source: the provider's published pricing.
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