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St Joseph's Home — aged care facility

St Joseph's Home

112B St Georges Rd, Northcote VIC 3070, 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 3.8★ (11 reviews)

Type
Residential aged care
Operator
not for profit
Established
1839
  • palliative

St Joseph's Home in Northcote, Melbourne is operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Catholic religious congregation founded in 1839 by Saint Jeanne Jugan. The home prioritises admission for the financially poorest elderly, welcoming residents of every race and religion in a family-like community. Residential and palliative care are provided, with the accompaniment of the dying described as the summit of the sisters' vocation, delivered by a multidisciplinary team. Accommodation pricing is publicly disclosed, with a maximum refundable accommodation deposit of $250,000 effective from 1 January 2025. The home also offers independent living units and draws on a strong volunteer and community involvement programme.

Amenities

  • chapel
  • garden
  • communal lounge

Activities & lifestyle

  • social events
  • cultural activities

Allied health services

other

Cultural & language fit

Affiliation
Catholic

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

2/5

Staffing

5/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 169 minutes per resident per day (target 199), of which 42 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

This provider publishes fee information on their website.

RAD range: up to $250,000

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