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Avondale Heights Care Community — aged care facility

Avondale Heights Care Community

57 Intervale Dr, Avondale Heights VIC 3034, Australia

★★★☆☆ 3/5 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 4.9★ (10 reviews)

Type
Residential aged care
Operator
for profit
Nursing
24/7
  • respite
  • dementia
  • palliative

Avondale Heights Care Community (formerly BlueCross Riverlea) is a residential aged care facility at 57 Intervale Drive, Avondale Heights, Melbourne VIC 3034, operated by Opal HealthCare. The community provides residential, respite, dementia, and palliative care, with registered nurses onsite 24/7 and a dedicated wellbeing team. Accommodation comprises modern single rooms with private ensuites in Classic (17–24m²) and Superior (20–24m²) configurations, with RADs ranging from $600,000 to $625,000. Communal spaces include a lounge with fireplace and piano, library, Coffee Club, hair and beauty salon, and landscaped courtyards with BBQ areas. Residents enjoy music, art, cultural events, seasonal menus, pet-friendly areas, and regular bus outings.

Amenities

  • hairdresser
  • cafe
  • garden
  • library
  • BBQ area
  • communal lounge
  • outdoor areas

Activities & lifestyle

  • music
  • art
  • bus outings
  • social events
  • cultural activities

Allied health services

physio

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).

3/5

Residents' experience

4/5

Compliance

/5

Staffing

2/5

Quality measures

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

This provider publishes fee information on their website.

RAD range: $600,000 – $625,000