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Menarock Life Willowbrae | Templestowe Aged Care — aged care facility

Menarock Life Willowbrae | Templestowe Aged Care

81-85 Porter St, Templestowe VIC 3106, Australia

★★★☆☆ 3/5 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 4.1★ (15 reviews)

Type
Residential aged care
Operator
for profit
Nursing
24/7
  • respite
  • dementia
  • palliative

Menarock Life Willowbrae is a two-storey residential aged care home in Templestowe, Victoria, situated close to Templestowe Reserve and Yarra Valley Parklands, with all rooms featuring private ensuite accommodation and beautifully manicured outdoor courtyards. The home provides chef-prepared meals daily, a private dining room, a separate café, a library, a hairdressing salon, and a BBQ area within its gardens. Care services include residential, respite, dementia support (for mild onset), and palliative care, all supported by 24-hour registered nursing staff and visiting allied health professionals including a physiotherapist, dietitian, and podiatrist. Accommodation pricing is disclosed, with a Standard Suite RAD of $450,000 ($98.14 DAP) and a Premium Suite RAD of $550,000 ($119.95 DAP). Willowbrae is part of the Menarock LIFE network, which has operated since 2006 and supports over 700 residents across Victoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania.

Amenities

  • hairdresser
  • cafe
  • garden
  • library
  • BBQ area
  • communal lounge
  • private dining
  • outdoor areas

Activities & lifestyle

  • bus outings
  • exercise classes
  • social events

Allied health services

physio dietitian podiatry other

24/7 nursing on-site

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

2/5

Staffing

3/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 204 minutes per resident per day (target 206), of which 48 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: $450,000 – $550,000