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Southern Cross Care Murgon - Castra

2 Cooper St, Murgon QLD 4605, Australia

★★★★☆ 4/5 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.

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Type
Residential aged care
Operator
not for profit
  • dementia
  • palliative

Castra (Murgon) is a residential aged care facility operated by Southern Cross Care Queensland, a Catholic, not-for-profit organisation with over 40 years of experience in aged care. The facility offers person-centred, high-quality care with specialisation in chronic disease management, dementia care, and palliative and end-of-life care. Residents enjoy fresh meals cooked on-site daily, landscaped gardens, and a range of activities including the 'Move it' wellness programme with exercise classes, dance therapy, tai chi, and social engagement activities. The facility prioritises dignity, compassion, and connection, supported by professional and caring staff in comfortable, homely surroundings.

Amenities

  • garden
  • communal lounge
  • activity room

Activities & lifestyle

  • dance
  • music
  • exercise classes
  • tai chi
  • social events

Cultural & language fit

Affiliation
Catholic

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

2/5

Staffing

5/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 225 minutes per resident per day (target 236), 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).
None current

Fees

Fees not publicly disclosed by this provider.

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