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Estia Health Forster — aged care facility

Estia Health Forster

105 The Southern Pkwy, Forster NSW 2428, 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 4.4★ (10 reviews)

Type
Residential aged care
Operator
for profit
Nursing
24/7
  • respite
  • dementia
  • palliative

This single-level home in the seaside town of Forster offers a welcoming environment, providing residential, respite, dementia, and palliative care. It features a Memory Support Unit for those needing extra assistance, and residents can enjoy tranquil landscaped gardens overlooking a lake, with options for alfresco dining. The home fosters a social atmosphere with daily activities, visiting entertainers, and special events, including cultural celebrations and outings like trips to a local Men's Shed. Meals are freshly prepared daily, focusing on nutrition and individual preferences.

Amenities

  • cafe
  • cinema
  • chapel
  • gym
  • garden
  • private dining room
  • library
  • wellness centre
  • hairdresser
  • parking

Activities & lifestyle

  • outings
  • exercise
  • music therapy
  • social events
  • cultural events
  • cooking

Allied health services

other

24/7 nursing on-site

Cultural & language fit

Languages
Dutch
Cultural focus
Dutch

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

3/5

Staffing

4/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 224 minutes per resident per day (target 222), of which 47 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: $610,000

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