Google reviewers rate this 3.6★ (14 reviews)
- Type
- Residential aged care
- Operator
- government
- Nursing
- 24/7
W.B. Messer is a Grampians Health residential aged care community located in Ballarat, Victoria, operated by the public Grampians Health service. Like all Grampians Health aged care communities, it holds a minimum 4-star rating under the Commonwealth star rating reforms and has a Registered Nurse on duty 24 hours a day. The group's homes range from 30 to 60 beds and offer single or double rooms with private or shared ensuites, designed to foster close relationships and a strong sense of belonging. Fees can be paid via a refundable deposit, a daily payment, or a combination of both. Specific room counts and pricing for W.B. Messer are not detailed on the group website.
Cultural & language fit
- Languages
- English
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
5/5
Staffing
1/5
Quality measures
Care time delivered: 235 minutes per resident per day (target 193), of which 59 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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