Wintringham & Wintringham Housing

Level 2/13 Stubbs St, Kensington VIC 3031, Australia

Blue Star Homecare is a registered NDIS provider based in Melbourne, Victoria, with offices in Broadmeadows and Kensington. They provide disability support services including daily tasks, community nursing care, high intensity activities, therapeutic supports, support coordination, and supported independent living (SIL) and short-term accommodation (STA). The organisation has a strong focus on culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities, with staff who speak over 30 languages. They offer accommodation vacancies across Melbourne CBD and western suburbs locations, with 24/7 support available to participants.

44 Market St, Kensington VIC 3031, Australia

Doutta Galla Lynch's Bridge is a 57-room residential aged care home in Kensington, Victoria, built on a former stockyard site and retaining its historic period façade amid grand peppercorn trees. The facility offers permanent residential care, short-term respite, palliative care, and a dedicated 20-bed secure dementia memory care unit with specialist staff and dementia-specific programmes. Every bedroom features a garden view and a private ensuite bathroom, with residents sharing two large leafy courtyards and bright lounge areas. A daily lifestyle programme encompasses exercise, music, art, community outings, cultural festivals, and an Italian social group, reflecting the home's multicultural community. Friends and family are warmly welcomed to join events, outings, and meals.

2/58 Newmarket St, Flemington VIC 3031, Australia

mecwacare Gregory Lodge is a modern residential aged care home located in Flemington, Victoria, offering 66 spacious single or companion rooms each with a private ensuite and garden or courtyard views. The facility provides residential, respite, dementia, and palliative care across three wings designed to support varying care needs as residents' conditions change over time. Registered nurses are rostered on every shift, ensuring continuous clinical oversight in a secure and protected environment. The home features elegant lounge rooms, attractive dining areas, and spacious outdoor courtyards and established gardens, with shops, restaurants, and public transport all within a short walk.

129 Manningham St, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia

Elderly Chinese Home (ECH) in Parkville is a not-for-profit residential aged care facility serving Melbourne's Chinese community, providing culturally and linguistically appropriate care for Chinese-Australian elders. Website content was unavailable at time of enrichment.

1 Little Princes St, Travancore VIC 3032, Australia

Wintringham McLean Lodge is a full care residential aged care facility located in Flemington, Victoria, operated by Wintringham, a not-for-profit welfare organisation established to address elderly homelessness. The facility is part of a broader network of residential and supported accommodation sites across metropolitan and regional Victoria and Tasmania. Wintringham specifically serves people aged over 50 who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and financial hardship, with a mission centred on equality, social justice, and individual dignity. The organisation recently celebrated a leadership transition, with founder Bryan Lipmann AM retiring after 36 years and Jane Barnes appointed as the second CEO.

552 Victoria St, North Melbourne VIC 3051, Australia

Lively was a Melbourne-based not-for-profit social enterprise that ran intergenerational care programs connecting young adults (aged 18–25) with older community members at home and in community settings. It offered in-home support services including domestic assistance, social gardening, technology help, personal projects, and transport, all funded through the Home Care Package and Commonwealth Home Support Program. Community Tech Help sessions were delivered in libraries and neighbourhood houses, with programs available in English, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Greek, and Italian. Founded in 2015 by Anna Donaldson, Lively supported nearly 1,000 older people in its final year before closing in December 2025. It was a community care service, not a residential aged care facility.