Wintringham Hostel – Port Melbourne
79 Swallow St, Port Melbourne VIC 3207, Australia
Google reviewers rate this 4.1★ (9 reviews)
- Type
- Residential aged care
- Operator
- not for profit
Wintringham Port Melbourne Hostel is located at 79 Swallow Street, Port Melbourne, offering affordable, high-quality full care accommodation for up to 35 men and women aged 50 years and over. The facility comprises six houses, each shared by five to seven residents, with individual fully-furnished bungalow-style rooms featuring a private shower, toilet, and verandah. Operated by Wintringham, a not-for-profit organisation focused on supporting disadvantaged older Australians, the hostel emphasises a flexible, family-style environment with minimal rules and strong respect for residents' independence and chosen lifestyle. A structured recreation programme caters to the individual wishes of each resident, and the award-winning buildings are set in landscaped surroundings.
Amenities
- ✓ garden
- ✓ communal lounge
- ✓ outdoor areas
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
2/5
Staffing
4/5
Quality measures
Care time delivered: 194 minutes per resident per day (target 188), of which 17 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.
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