Aspendale Lodge

101-103 Collins St, Mentone VIC 3194, Australia

Mercy Place Mentone is an eco-friendly, sustainably designed 128-bed aged care home located in the bayside suburb of Mentone, Melbourne. Operated by Mercy Health, a Catholic not-for-profit organisation founded by the Sisters of Mercy, the home provides residential care, dementia-specific care, and respite care when rooms are available. The facility offers the Mercy Moves Wellness Program, a dedicated service supporting residents' strength, mobility, and recovery. Care is delivered by a warm, multicultural team with a focus on residents' physical, social, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. Mercy Health has been providing aged care for almost two decades, with 30 homes across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia.

53-59 Broadway, Bonbeach VIC 3196, Australia

Bupa Bonbeach is a residential aged care home located southeast of Melbourne in Bonbeach, VIC, set within a well-established residential area close to shops, schools, and public transport. The facility comprises three resident communities and offers residential, respite, dementia, and palliative care, including a secure dementia support community for those with specialised needs. Indoors, residents enjoy communal lounges, a library reading nook, café area, and activity rooms, while outdoor spaces include landscaped gardens, sunny courtyards, and an alfresco veranda. A dedicated lifestyle team runs a range of programmes including exercise sessions, cultural and spiritual activities, cognitive pursuits, community events, and intergenerational programmes. The home reports a 97% overall satisfaction score and has registered nursing care available around the clock.

296 Warrigal Rd, Cheltenham VIC 3192, Australia

St James Terrace is a boutique 49-room privately owned Supported Residential Services facility located at 296 Warrigal Rd, Cheltenham VIC 3192. The facility offers permanent residential, respite, and convalescent care, and provides specialised support for residents with Autism and Down Syndrome as a registered NDIS provider. Staff are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including a registered nurse on-site, and residents are welcomed without requiring an ACAS assessment prior to admission. The facility follows an ageing-in-place philosophy, encouraging residents to personalise their single ensuite rooms with their own furniture and mementos. Allied health services including a physiotherapist and podiatrist attend the facility, alongside a lifestyle coordinator who runs regular group and individual activities.

13 Birkdale Ave, Heatherton VIC 3202, Australia

Boollam Boollam Aged Care Centre is a state-of-the-art, 150-bed residential aged care home operated by Monash Health, located in Heatherton, Victoria. The centre is designed to support individuals with complex care needs, older people living with mental health illness, and those requiring ageing-in-place services, with respite beds also available. All rooms are single occupancy with private ensuites ranging from 24–27m², and the home features an onsite gym, cinema room, entertainment spaces, and landscaped gardens. Accommodation is priced up to a RAD of $750,000 or an equivalent DAP of $159.86 per day based on the current MPIR. The name 'Boollam Boollam' — meaning butterflies in a language of the Kulin Nation — was chosen in partnership with the Bunurong Land Council, reflecting the facility's commitment to cultural respect and connection to Country.

59 Wangara Rd, Cheltenham VIC 3192, Australia

For Purpose Aged Care is a national not-for-profit residential aged care provider operating over 2,000 beds across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia, formed through the strategic acquisitions of Luson and Signature Care. They offer permanent residential care, respite, dementia, and palliative care across multiple modern homes featuring private ensuite rooms, cinemas, cafés, hairdressing salons, and landscaped gardens. All homes provide 24/7 registered nursing care with dietician-approved seasonal menus catering to diverse cultural and textural needs. Refundable Accommodation Deposits across their homes range from $350,000 to $850,000 depending on the location and room tier. The organisation is backed by ethical investors and reinvests surplus into people, places, and programmes with a stated social mission to relieve poverty, distress, and disability among older Australians.

340-344 Springvale Rd, Springvale VIC 3171, Australia

Springvale Aged Care Facility in Springvale in Melbourne's south-east provides residential aged care services for elderly residents in one of Melbourne's most culturally diverse outer suburbs, particularly serving the large Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Chinese-Australian communities of the Springvale corridor. The facility offers 24-hour care, culturally appropriate meals, and multilingual care staff to support residents for whom English is not their first language, ensuring they can remain connected to their cultural identity and community as they age. Springvale's reputation as Melbourne's most vibrant multicultural suburb makes this facility uniquely well-placed to serve the diverse aged care needs of the area.