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Doutta Galla Aged Care Avondale Heights — aged care facility

Doutta Galla Aged Care Avondale Heights

120 North Rd, Avondale Heights VIC 3034, 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.

Google reviewers rate this 4.1★ (42 reviews)

Type
Residential aged care
Operator
not for profit
  • respite
  • dementia
  • palliative

Doutta Galla Avondale Heights is a residential aged care home set among leafy streets with views across the Maribyrnong River parklands in Avondale Heights, VIC 3034. The facility offers 92 private ensuite rooms plus a small number of shared-bathroom options, providing permanent residential care, short-term respite stays, palliative care, and a specialist dementia memory care programme. The home features sensory and courtyard gardens, a Men's Shed BBQ area, a café social connection programme, and inviting lounge spaces that foster community life. It is a proudly multicultural community where staff and residents speak multiple languages including English, Greek, Italian, Chinese, and Vietnamese, with regular cultural festivals and celebrations. The facility holds an 'Excellent' compliance star rating and offers a rich lifestyle programme encompassing arts, music, exercise, technology classes, community outings, and visiting animals.

Amenities

  • cafe
  • garden
  • BBQ area
  • communal lounge
  • outdoor areas

Activities & lifestyle

  • art
  • music
  • gardening
  • exercise classes
  • bus outings
  • movie nights
  • cultural activities
  • social events
  • technology classes

Cultural & language fit

Languages
English, Greek, Italian, Chinese, Vietnamese
Cultural focus
Italian, Greek, Chinese, Vietnamese

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

4/5

Staffing

2/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 223 minutes per resident per day (target 215), of which 53 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

Fees not publicly disclosed by this provider.