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UPA Oolong — aged care facility

UPA Oolong

91/97 Sturt St, Howlong NSW 2643, Australia

★★★★★ 5/5 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
  • respite

UPA Oolong is a residential aged care facility located in the riverside town of Howlong, NSW, operated by UPA of NSW Ltd, a not-for-profit Christian organisation. The facility offers 30 spacious single rooms, each with an ensuite, and encourages residents to personalise their spaces with familiar belongings to create a homely atmosphere. Residents enjoy home-cooked meals in spacious dining rooms, beautifully landscaped gardens, and a seven-day activity programme including outings, exercise classes, bingo, movies, and musical entertainment. Healthcare support includes weekly visits from a local doctor and podiatrist, as well as a weekly onsite hairdresser. The facility was recently renovated and extended to reach its current capacity of 30 bedrooms, reflecting UPA's commitment to serving the Howlong community.

Amenities

  • ✓ hairdresser
  • ✓ garden

Activities & lifestyle

  • ✓ exercise classes
  • ✓ bus outings
  • ✓ bingo
  • ✓ movie nights
  • ✓ music

Allied health services

podiatry

Cultural & language fit

Affiliation
Christian

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

5/5

Staffing

4/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 230 minutes per resident per day (target 197), of which 63 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.

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Oolong is a residential aged care facility operated by UPA of NSW Ltd, a not-for-profit Christian organisation, located in the riverside town of Howlong, NSW. The facility offers 30 spacious single rooms, each with ensuite, set within recently renovated and extended linked single-storey buildings surrounded by landscaped gardens. Residents enjoy home-cooked meals in spacious dining rooms and a seven-day activity programme including bus outings, exercise classes, bingo, movies, and musical entertainment. Healthcare support includes weekly visits from a local doctor, regular podiatry services, and a weekly onsite hairdresser.

respite dementia

not for profit