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Uniting AgeWell Latvian Community — aged care facility

Uniting AgeWell Latvian Community

60 Fraser Cres, Wantirna South VIC 3152, 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 4.0★ (5 reviews)

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

Uniting AgeWell Latvian Community is a residential aged care facility located in Wantirna South, Victoria, originally established and operated by the Latvian Friendly Society before ownership transferred to Uniting AgeWell in June 2025. The home features stunning gardens and shares its extensive grounds with the Latvian Community Retirement Village, making it easier for residents to transition to higher-level care or maintain connections with loved ones. Care offerings include a dedicated 15-bed memory support unit staffed by Montessori-trained carers with access to a secure outdoor area and sensory Tovertafel technology, palliative care, and 24/7 on-site registered nursing. Allied health services including physiotherapy, podiatry, speech therapy, and dietitian support are available on-site, alongside a chaplain and an enriched lifestyle programme. While the home proudly honours its rich Latvian heritage and community traditions, it welcomes residents from all cultural backgrounds.

Amenities

  • ✓ garden
  • ✓ outdoor areas
  • ✓ activity room

Activities & lifestyle

  • ✓ music therapy
  • ✓ gardening
  • ✓ technology classes

Allied health services

physio speech podiatry dietitian other

✓ 24/7 nursing on-site

Cultural & language fit

Cultural focus
Latvian
Affiliation
Uniting

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

Compliance

4/5

Staffing

4/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 215 minutes per resident per day (target 212), of which 50 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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