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Napier Street Aged Care Services — aged care facility

Napier Street Aged Care Services

179 Napier St, South Melbourne VIC 3205, 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 4.6★ (40 reviews)

Type
Residential aged care
Operator
not for profit
Established
1993
Nursing
24/7
  • respite
  • palliative
  • day therapy

Napier Street Aged Care Services is a boutique, not-for-profit residential aged care facility established in 1993 in South Melbourne, offering permanent care, respite care, and palliative care in a beautifully restored historic bluestone building. The facility prioritises person-centred care with compassion and excellence, providing 24/7 nursing support and individualised care plans tailored to each resident's needs. They offer a rich lifestyle programme including music therapy, gardening, exercise classes, art, bingo, cultural activities, and social events, plus a community day centre operating Tuesday to Friday for local seniors. Rooms range from Heritage Standard (14-16 m²) to Heritage Suites (40-41 m²), all with private ensuites and personalised furnishings. Located in central South Melbourne near markets and parks, with accommodation fees (RAD) ranging from $750,000 to $1.5 million.

Amenities

  • hairdresser
  • garden
  • library
  • communal lounge
  • activity room

Activities & lifestyle

  • music therapy
  • gardening
  • exercise classes
  • art
  • bus outings
  • social events
  • bingo
  • movie nights
  • cultural activities

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).

3/5

Residents' experience

5/5

Compliance

4/5

Staffing

5/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 211 minutes per resident per day (target 210), of which 58 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: $750,000 – $1,536,370