Presbyterian Aged Care

3/77 Market St, Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia

IRT Group is a community-owned organisation with over 55 years of experience improving the lives of older Australians, serving more than 8,100 people across NSW, ACT, and Queensland. They operate retirement villages, residential aged care centres, and home care services, with care types including dementia, palliative, and respite care. Allied health services are offered through their home care division, and their lifestyle programmes include craft, gardening, bus outings, and social activities across communities. IRT also runs Age Matters, a social initiative tackling homelessness, loneliness, and joblessness among older Australians. As a community-owned not-for-profit, they emphasise personalised, trust-based care across all three levels of service.

1 Burelli St, Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia

The CareSide is a home care agency, not a residential aged care facility. Founded in 2017 as a family-owned business, it provides in-home care services to older Australians across multiple states and territories, including Wollongong. Services include personal care, nursing care, companion care, respite care, palliative care, and 24-hour care. The CareSide claims to save clients around 25% in home care costs compared to other providers by maximising government Support at Home funding.

Level 1/1 Burelli St, Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia

Aquamarine Personalised Home Care is a locally owned and operated family business providing in-home aged care and disability support services across a broad coastal corridor from the Gold Coast in Queensland to the Shoalhaven in New South Wales. The service offers flexible care schedules including hourly, daily, weekly, overnight, and 24-hour in-home support tailored to each individual client's needs. They also provide NDIS services, respite care, and brokered services. As a home care provider rather than a residential facility, their focus is on helping clients maintain independence, dignity, and quality of life in the comfort of their own home.

27A Stewart St, Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia

Howard Court at IRT Pioneer Place is an independent retirement village located in the heart of Wollongong, NSW, at 27a Stewart St, featuring architecturally designed apartments with a glass-roofed atrium and high-rise views. Properties are available from $679,000, with two-bedroom, one-bathroom layouts observed in current listings. The village offers landscaped gardens, BBQ areas, a community centre, and a community bus, all within walking distance of shopping, dining, Wollongong Hospital, and public transport. IRT is a not-for-profit, community-owned organisation with over 55 years of experience supporting older Australians, and offers transparent pricing with no stamp duty or exit sales expenses. While this location is independent retirement living, IRT also provides home care and aged care services through its broader network.

27b Stewart St, Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia

Parkside at IRT Pioneer Place is a retirement village located at 27b Stewart St in the heart of Wollongong CBD, NSW. Operated by IRT, a proudly not-for-profit, community-owned organisation with over 55 years of experience supporting older Australians, the village offers apartments with escarpment, ocean, or city views. Residents enjoy landscaped gardens, a café, library, BBQ area, and a community centre, with all major shops, health services, and entertainment within easy walking distance. IRT promotes a pathway to home care and aged care services as residents' needs evolve, providing continuity of support across life stages. The village operates under the Retirement Living Code of Conduct and offers transparent ingoing and exit cost structures with no stamp duty or sales expenses upon exit.

Enterprise 1/1 Squires Way, North Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia

Friendly Caring is a registered in-home aged care and NDIS service provider operating across NSW and Victoria, based in the Wollongong area. They deliver care entirely in clients' own homes — no residential facility or beds are offered. Services span personal care, dementia care, palliative care, respite care, post-hospital care, live-in and sleepover care, and a broad range of NDIS supports including community nursing, community access, and accommodation tenancy assistance. The organisation operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and identifies as LGBTQIA+ friendly. They position themselves as an inclusive provider committed to supporting individuals with complex care needs to maintain independence at home.