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RSL LifeCare - Long Tan Retirement Village — aged care facility

RSL LifeCare - Long Tan Retirement Village

510 King St, Newcastle West NSW 2300, 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.

Google reviewers rate this 4.9★ (11 reviews)

Type
Residential aged care
Operator
not for profit
Nursing
24/7
  • respite
  • dementia
  • palliative

This home offers residential care, including support for palliative, respite, and dementia needs, as well as general frail aged care and specific care for older people's mental health and veterans. The atmosphere is designed to be comfortable and secure, with a focus on engaging activities and good nutrition through chef-created meals. Residents can enjoy beautiful garden courtyards, a coffee shop, and various social spaces. The facility provides 24-hour nursing and a wide range of allied health services to support well-being. It is operated by RSL LifeCare, a not-for-profit organisation with a history of supporting veterans.

Amenities

  • coffee shop
  • garden
  • BBQ and picnic area
  • resident lounge
  • dining areas
  • laundry service
  • outside seating areas

Activities & lifestyle

  • art
  • bingo
  • exercise
  • intergenerational activities
  • music therapy
  • movies
  • themed cultural days
  • themed fun days
  • planned activities programme

Allied health services

physio ot speech podiatry dietitian other

24/7 nursing on-site

Cultural & language fit

Cultural focus
Veteran
Affiliation
Christian

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

4/5

Staffing

3/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 222 minutes per resident per day (target 217), of which 50 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).
Directions - To revise Plans for Continuous Improvements (PCI)

Fees

Fees not publicly disclosed by this provider.