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Garrawarra Centre — aged care facility

Garrawarra Centre

Princes Hwy, Waterfall NSW 2233, 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.

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Operator
government
Established
2000
  • dementia

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This facility specialises in residential care for people living with advanced dementia, particularly those who display high-risk behaviours and need a secure environment. It offers a home-like setting within four single-level cottages, designed in a 'Californian Bungalow' style, with separate accommodation for males and females. Each cottage has its own living and dining areas, sensory rooms, and secure courtyards, all surrounding a central garden. The outdoor areas include unique features like a men's shed, a 'chook' shed, putt-putt, and a sensory garden with an aviary. Located south of Waterfall, NSW, adjacent to a state conservation area, it's a 104-bed facility operated by the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, with a history dating back to 1909, though the current purpose-built facility opened in 2000.

Amenities

  • lounge
  • dining room
  • sensory room
  • garden
  • men's shed
  • chook shed
  • gym
  • aviary
  • visitors room

Activities & lifestyle

  • putt-putt
  • men's shed
  • chook shed
  • tai chi
  • exercise
  • outings

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).

2/5

Residents' experience

5/5

Compliance

5/5

Staffing

2/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 274 minutes per resident per day (target 229), of which 62 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).
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Fees

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