BallyCara Residential Aged Care, Retirement Village, Home Care & Wellness Program
16B Oyster Point Esplanade, Scarborough QLD 4020, Australia
Google reviewers rate this 4.1★ (41 reviews)
- Type
- Residential aged care
- Operator
- not for profit
- Established
- 1983
- Nursing
- 24/7
- respite
- dementia
- palliative
BallyCara is a not-for-profit charitable organisation providing residential aged care, respite, memory support, retirement village living, and home care from its base in Scarborough, Queensland, overlooking Moreton Bay. The award-winning residential facility offers 24-hour nursing and personal care across two ground-level buildings, with room sizes ranging from 17.6–25 m² and Maximum Refundable Deposits from $422,000 to $620,000 (rates as of April 2026). Care is delivered by a multidisciplinary team including Registered Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, and Lifestyle Coordinators, with a dedicated memory support unit (Sunnyside Villa) available for residents living with dementia. Founded in 1983, BallyCara also operates a Wellness Program and Commonwealth Home Support Program across multiple locations including Brisbane North, Logan, Gold Coast, and Melbourne.
Amenities
- ✓ garden
- ✓ communal lounge
- ✓ activity room
- ✓ outdoor areas
Activities & lifestyle
- ✓ exercise classes
- ✓ social events
- ✓ art
Allied health services
✓ 24/7 nursing on-site
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
3/5
Quality measures
Care time delivered: 235 minutes per resident per day (target 213), of which 54 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: $422,000 – $620,000
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