Bupa Aged Care Waratah
219 Christo Rd, Waratah NSW 2298, Australia
Google reviewers rate this 3.7★ (15 reviews)
- Type
- Residential aged care
- Operator
- for profit
- Nursing
- 24/7
- respite
- dementia
- palliative
This home offers residential, respite, dementia, and palliative care in a quiet residential suburb of Newcastle, close to local shops, parks, and hospitals. The atmosphere is designed to feel homely, with tastefully decorated indoor spaces like dining rooms, lounges, and a private reflection room. Outside, residents can enjoy garden areas with planter beds and a courtyard for quiet moments or socialising. A distinctive feature is their Intergenerational Programs, which aim to build connections between different age groups. The facility is operated by Bupa, a large healthcare provider.
Amenities
- ✓ hairdresser
- ✓ garden
- ✓ courtyard
- ✓ dining room
- ✓ lounge
- ✓ reflection room
- ✓ lift
- ✓ on-site kitchen
- ✓ on-site laundry
- ✓ verandas
- ✓ visitors parking
Activities & lifestyle
- ✓ cultural activities
- ✓ spiritual activities
- ✓ puzzles
- ✓ exercise
- ✓ community events
- ✓ entertainment
- ✓ movies
- ✓ intergenerational programs
Allied health services
✓ 24/7 nursing on-site
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).
4/5
Residents' experience
5/5
Compliance
3/5
Staffing
2/5
Quality measures
Care time delivered: 230 minutes per resident per day (target 218), of which 45 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).
- Notice of Non-Compliance (NCN)
Fees
Fees not publicly disclosed by this provider.
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