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RSL LifeCare Residential Aged Care - Patrick Bugden VC Gardens — aged care facility

RSL LifeCare Residential Aged Care - Patrick Bugden VC Gardens

184 Broken Head Rd, Suffolk Park NSW 2481, 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.
Type
Residential aged care
Operator
not for profit
Nursing
24/7
  • respite
  • dementia
  • palliative

Patrick Bugden VC Gardens is a residential aged care home located at 184 Broken Head Road, Suffolk Park (Byron Bay area), NSW, operated by RSL LifeCare. The facility has 65 rooms, all single with ensuite bathrooms, and is staffed around the clock by dedicated professionals who assist with bathing, dressing, and medication administration. It provides specialised dementia care alongside respite and palliative care services, with 24/7 nursing on site. Residents enjoy chef-created meals daily and participate in a broad range of activities including art and craft therapy, exercise programmes, bus outings, movies, and chaplaincy services. Facility features include garden courtyards, community BBQ and picnic areas, outdoor seating, and communal lounge and dining areas.

Amenities

  • BBQ area
  • garden
  • outdoor areas
  • communal lounge

Activities & lifestyle

  • art
  • bingo
  • cultural activities
  • exercise classes
  • bus outings
  • movie nights
  • social events

Allied health services

other

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).

4/5

Residents' experience

5/5

Compliance

4/5

Staffing

3/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 229 minutes per resident per day (target 223), of which 52 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.