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Whiddon Maclean — aged care facility

Whiddon Maclean

27 Union St, Maclean NSW 2463, 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.
Type
Residential aged care
Operator
not for profit
Nursing
24/7
  • respite
  • dementia

Whiddon Maclean is a residential aged care home in the scenic coastal town of Maclean on the banks of the Clarence River in northern NSW, conveniently located adjacent to Maclean Hospital and a short drive from Yamba. The home offers 60 fully furnished private rooms, all with ensuite bathrooms, air conditioning, and garden views, with room sizes ranging from 20–22 m² up to 26.5 m² for larger suite options. Refundable Accommodation Deposits range from $420,000 to $630,000 depending on room type. Specialist services include 24/7 registered nurse support, a secure dementia wing, physiotherapy, podiatry, speech therapy, and nutrition and exercise programmes. The home runs a range of creative ageing and lifestyle programmes including art and music therapy, regular social outings, and a School Connectivity Programme.

Amenities

  • hairdresser
  • garden
  • outdoor areas
  • communal lounge
  • activity room

Activities & lifestyle

  • music therapy
  • art
  • exercise classes
  • bus outings
  • social events

Allied health services

physio podiatry speech

24/7 nursing on-site

Cultural & language fit

Languages
English

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

5/5

Compliance

4/5

Staffing

3/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 229 minutes per resident per day (target 227), of which 50 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).
Directions - To revise Plans for Continuous Improvements (PCI)

Fees

This provider publishes fee information on their website.

RAD range: $420,000 – $630,000

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