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RSL LifeCare - Lara Aged Care — aged care facility

RSL LifeCare - Lara Aged Care

64 Hospital Rd, Dungog NSW 2420, Australia

★★★★☆ 4/5 My Aged Care Star 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 4.6★ (7 reviews)

Type
Residential aged care
Operator
not for profit
Nursing
24/7
  • respite
  • dementia
  • palliative

This is a smaller residential care home for up to 64 residents, situated in Dungog with many rooms offering scenic views of the Barrington Tops. It provides comprehensive care, including residential, respite, dementia, and palliative services, within a supportive community setting. Residents can enjoy a variety of activities such as art, music therapy, movies, and regular social outings facilitated by a village bus. The home also offers wellbeing programs, visiting pet therapy, and fresh meals cooked on-site, alongside laundry facilities for residents.

Amenities

  • ✓ laundry
  • ✓ BBQ area
  • ✓ picnic area
  • ✓ function rooms
  • ✓ garden
  • ✓ courtyards
  • ✓ outside seating
  • ✓ lounge
  • ✓ dining areas
  • ✓ bus

Activities & lifestyle

  • ✓ exercise
  • ✓ art
  • ✓ music therapy
  • ✓ craft
  • ✓ movies
  • ✓ outings
  • ✓ bingo
  • ✓ pet therapy
  • ✓ intergenerational activities
  • ✓ themed cultural days
  • ✓ themed fun days
  • ✓ happy hour
  • ✓ church services

Allied health services

physio podiatry speech dietitian other

✓ 24/7 nursing on-site

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

5/5

Compliance

5/5

Staffing

3/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 244 minutes per resident per day (target 227), of which 61 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

Fees not publicly disclosed by this provider.

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RSL LifeCare - Ironwood Village

1.2 km away

5 MacKay St, Dungog NSW 2420, Australia

Ironwood Village is a retirement village located in Dungog, NSW, at the foot of the Barrington Tops in the Hunter region, operated by RSL LifeCare. The community comprises 13 two-bedroom homes with maintenance-free living, priced from $450,000, situated close to the town railway station, local shops, cafes, and the Dungog Memorial RSL Club. Residents have access to a clubhouse with a library, BBQ area, community room, and well-maintained gardens, with emergency call buttons installed in every home for added security. RSL LifeCare home care services are available for those requiring assistance at home, and the nearby Lara Residential Care nursing home (63 residents) provides a pathway to full residential care if needed.

Retirement living

not for profit

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