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Highton Gardens Care Community — aged care facility

Highton Gardens Care Community

209 S Valley Rd, Highton VIC 3216, 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 4.4★ (14 reviews)

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

Highton Gardens Care Community is operated by Opal HealthCare and situated in the residential suburb of Highton, Geelong, at 209 South Valley Road, with Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre nearby. The facility offers residential aged care, respite care (including day respite), dementia care, and palliative care, all supported by 24/7 registered nurses. Classic single rooms with ensuite are available, with a Refundable Accommodation Deposit of $500,000 or a Daily Accommodation Payment of $109.04 per day. The community features landscaped gardens, shaded courtyards, a gazebo, a hairdressing salon, a coffee cart, and a state-of-the-art wellness centre focused on rehabilitation and restorative care. Residents enjoy a socially active lifestyle with live music performances, piano, art, gardening, and an afternoon happy hour.

Amenities

  • hairdresser
  • garden
  • outdoor areas
  • communal lounge
  • cafe
  • gym

Activities & lifestyle

  • music
  • gardening
  • art
  • social events

Allied health services

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).

4/5

Residents' experience

5/5

Compliance

/5

Staffing

2/5

Quality measures

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: $500,000

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