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St Elmo's Nursing Home

85 Commercial Rd, Yarram VIC 3971, 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.
Type
Residential aged care
Operator
government
  • dementia
  • respite

St Elmo's is a 30-bed residential aged care facility in Yarram, Victoria, operated by Yarram & District Health Service, providing care for residents with high care needs and specialist accommodation for dementia-affected residents, along with respite services. The facility features single en-suite rooms, spacious communal areas including four lounge rooms and a dining room, with outdoor recreational facilities including a secure garden, an entertainment area, and a safe walking path called the Getaway Track. Residents' meals are prepared on-site by YDHS food services staff in consultation with a dietician to ensure proper nutrition. The facility provides immediate access to YDHS's medical and healthcare services, including visiting specialist services such as optometry, audiology, and psychology services. Leisure and lifestyle staff offer both group and individual activities designed to keep residents engaged and stimulated.

Amenities

  • ✓ garden
  • ✓ communal lounge
  • ✓ activity room

Allied health services

dietitian

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).

5/5

Residents' experience

5/5

Compliance

5/5

Staffing

1/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 259 minutes per resident per day (target 223), of which 94 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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