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Marco Polo Unanderra — aged care facility

Marco Polo Unanderra

66/70 Waples Rd, Unanderra NSW 2526, 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 4.2★ (47 reviews)

Type
Residential aged care
Operator
not for profit
Nursing
24/7
  • dementia
  • palliative

Marco Polo Unanderra Aged Care Centre is located at 66/70 Waples Rd in the quiet residential suburb of Unanderra, NSW, nestled against the Illawarra Escarpment and a short drive from Wollongong town centre. Operated by IRT, a not-for-profit, community-owned organisation with over 55 years of experience, the centre offers residential aged care, dementia care, and palliative care. A current refurbishment will add 48 new beds to the facility. All rooms include an ensuite bathroom, and residents are encouraged to personalise their space with their own furnishings. The centre features a café, hairdresser, landscaped gardens, and lounge areas, with care provided around the clock.

Amenities

  • cafe
  • hairdresser
  • garden
  • communal lounge
  • outdoor areas

Activities & lifestyle

  • social events

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

4/5

Compliance

5/5

Staffing

3/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 252 minutes per resident per day (target 218), 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

Fees not publicly disclosed by this provider.

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