VMCH St Bernadette's Aged Care Residence
17 Park Dr, Sunshine North VIC 3020, Australia
Google reviewers rate this 3.8★ (40 reviews)
- Type
- Residential aged care
- Operator
- not for profit
- respite
- dementia
- palliative
St Bernadette's Aged Care Residence is located on a peaceful residential street at 17 Park Drive, Sunshine North, in Melbourne's west, offering 81 rooms plus a dedicated 9-room Memory Support Unit (MSU) for specialised dementia care. The facility has a vibrant Maltese and Italian community with a strong Catholic presence, though individuals of all faiths, cultures, and backgrounds are warmly welcomed. Care options include permanent residential care, respite, specialised dementia care via the government-funded Specialist Dementia Care Program (SDCP) in the purpose-built Lady Lourdes House, and end-of-life palliative care. On-site allied health services include physiotherapy, podiatry, nutrition counselling, and massage therapy, complemented by a hair and nail salon and an on-site chapel. The home is fully accredited by the Aged Care Quality Standards.
Amenities
- ✓ hairdresser
- ✓ chapel
- ✓ garden
- ✓ activity room
Activities & lifestyle
- ✓ music
- ✓ gardening
- ✓ exercise classes
- ✓ art
- ✓ bingo
- ✓ cooking
- ✓ bus outings
Allied health services
Cultural & language fit
- Cultural focus
- Italian, Maltese
- Affiliation
- Catholic
Quality & compliance
- My Aged Care sub-ratings
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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
3/5
Staffing
3/5
Quality measures
Care time delivered: 232 minutes per resident per day (target 222), of which 46 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
Fees not publicly disclosed by this provider.
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