Martin Luther Homes
67 Mount View Rd, The Basin VIC 3154, Australia
Google reviewers rate this 4.1★ (19 reviews)
- Type
- Residential aged care
- Operator
- not for profit
- Nursing
- 24/7
- respite
- dementia
- palliative
- day therapy
Martin Luther Homes is a not-for-profit, faith-based aged care provider with over 56 years of service, located in the scenic foothills of the Dandenong Ranges at The Basin in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. The facility supports up to 135 older persons across residential aged care with 24/7 professional nursing support, a specialist dementia care programme (Wattle House), respite care, and a Transition Care Programme (Myrtle House), alongside a retirement village with independent living units. As a certified CALD provider, Martin Luther Homes employs multilingual staff and publishes a regular German-language community newsletter (Gemeindebrief), reflecting its Lutheran heritage and culturally inclusive approach. Residents enjoy a vibrant lifestyle programme including art, intergenerational activities with a local preschool, technology classes run in partnership with Swinburne University, and on-site amenities including Café Jensen, garden grounds, and spiritual care. Families are actively welcomed with open visiting and regular community events.
Amenities
- ✓ cafe
- ✓ garden
- ✓ chapel
- ✓ communal lounge
- ✓ activity room
- ✓ outdoor areas
Activities & lifestyle
- ✓ art
- ✓ music therapy
- ✓ gardening
- ✓ social events
- ✓ technology classes
- ✓ cultural activities
- ✓ storytelling
Allied health services
✓ 24/7 nursing on-site
Cultural & language fit
- Languages
- English, German
- Cultural focus
- German, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
- Affiliation
- Lutheran
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
5/5
Staffing
3/5
Quality measures
Care time delivered: 230 minutes per resident per day (target 214), 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.
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