Whiddon Bourke (Rivergum Lodge)
29 Darling St, Bourke NSW 2840, Australia
- Type
- Residential aged care
- Operator
- not for profit
- Nursing
- 24/7
- respite
Whiddon Bourke (Rivergum Lodge) is a small residential aged care home located at 29 Darling Street, Bourke NSW 2840, operated by the not-for-profit Whiddon group. The home offers an intimate, family-like environment with just 12 private rooms, each featuring an ensuite bathroom and direct patio or garden access. It provides 24-hour care and support, physiotherapy, podiatry, and speech therapy on-site, along with a Creative Ageing and HenPower programme. The home was a NSW State Winner in the 2015 Aged Care Hospitality Awards for its food and dining programmes, with all meals cooked fresh daily using seasonal and local produce.
Amenities
- ✓ garden
- ✓ outdoor areas
- ✓ communal lounge
Activities & lifestyle
- ✓ music
- ✓ social events
- ✓ bus outings
Allied health services
✓ 24/7 nursing on-site
Cultural & language fit
- Languages
- English
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).
4/5
Residents' experience
5/5
Compliance
5/5
Staffing
5/5
Quality measures
Care time delivered: 218 minutes per resident per day (target 178), of which 44 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
This provider publishes fee information on their website.
RAD range: $340,000
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