Founded by the Anglican Church Diocese in May 1969, St John’s has been an integral part of the Wangaratta community for over 50 years. This expansive home is situated in an idyllic, leafy setting on the banks of Three Mile Creek.
Room Options
146 beds, including dementia specific areas
Divided into 5 wings. Most rooms have full ensuite, whilst other units have personal toilets and hand basins with a private shower facility in the unit.
Team Structure
Our team consists of clinical staff and specialists including registered nurses, endorsed enrolled nurses and personal care assistants available on-call, 24-hours a day. A social care team deals with activities and therapy. Team members are passionate, caring and friendly and go above and beyond to build a genuine rapport with residents and their families.
Care Structure
We offer one of the most comprehensive ranges of services including:
Residential aged care
Palliative care
Secure dementia care
Respite care
Provided Services
With attention to the complete health and wellbeing of our residents, the services we offer combine specialist care with quality of life. Beyond our standard care offerings, further services accommodate specific needs of residents such as providing a sewing space for residents who love to sew, or an an art space for a resident artist.
Dedicated specialist services such as physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech pathologists and dietitians are included in the accommodation costs. Optometrists and hearing specialists make frequent visits.
A fully functioning hairdressing salon is available on-site for residents’ use. Appointments can be made directly with the hairdressers.
Food & Diet
Our chefs ensure that healthy and balanced meal choices are always available and prepared on-site, 7 days a week. Meals can also be tailored to fit any dietary requirements. The menu is rotated seasonally and fresh food arrives throughout the week.Activities & Excursions
Various activities are held daily in the Village Hall, auditorium and lounge rooms, including: art therapy, indoor bowls, memory/word games, pampering, gentle exercises, Tai Chi, card games and bingo. The cafe is held every Wednesday afternoon, there is a weekly shopping trolley and happy hours. Leisure and lifestyle staff arrange outings for meals and events. A workshop group is hosted every week in a fully equipped workshop and there are vegetable gardens for residents with a green thumb.
Discover the beautiful Bupa Wodonga, a modern care home situated in a quiet residential street in the historical town of Wodonga. You’ll be close to the local community with Wodonga’s town centre, Murray River, local parks and transport links nearby.We have a range of pleasant outdoor spaces and landscaped gardens for you to enjoy. There is also a covered courtyard ideal for entertaining family and friends, complete with a children’s cubby house.Indoors, we have a range of tastefully decorated rooms, including a quiet lounge room, social sports room, sewing and craft room, library with central computer station. We also have a media room with computer games to entertain younger members of your family.Your activitiesYour passionate lifestyle team are committed to providing you with a range of activities for you to get involved with. Some activities that you will have the opportunity to get involved with include: cultural and spiritual activities, cognitive activities including puzzles, exercise sessions, community events, in-home entertainment, and movies.Visit our website to learn more or book a tour online.
Estia Health Benalla is a warm and welcoming home situated close to the bowling club, cinema, shops, local hospital and other medical facilities and offers a choice of care and services to the local community.The home has single rooms, some with ensuites and companion rooms for couples or people looking to share. Bright and spacious living and dining areas, complete with fireplace, flat screen television, an organ and piano combine are enjoyed by residents, courtyard space with shaded seating and walking paths through the gardens.
Mercy Place Shepparton (South) is a friendly, close-knit community providing comfort, personalised care and a great lifestyle.
With rivers and walking tracks at your doorstep and shops and cafes only a short drive away, our home is perfectly placed for an active and fulfilling life.
Whatever your passion, our staff can support you to enjoy an active and fulfilling life. You might like to attend a service or event in our on-site chapel, relax over cards with friends in the games room, or cook an old family recipe in the residents’ kitchen.
With caring staff, friendly faces and support to live life your way, Mercy Place Shepparton (South) offers the perfect blend of independence and support.This Mercy Place home offers residents additional services.
Estia Health Wodonga is modern and welcoming home in a peaceful bushland location, backing onto the Wodonga golf course. The home is a short drive to the shops and services of Wodonga city centre and its twin city, Albury, which sits on the other side of the Murray River.
Rooms are single with ensuite and a kitchenette for residents to make the most of, each with a veranda or balcony looking out over the golf course or the home’s landscaped gardens. Daily activities are tailored around residents’ interests and include hobby groups, outings and a calendar of cultural events.
About Blackwood Cottage Blackwood Cottage is a 15 bed Older Person's Mental Health Residential Service for people over 65 years of age who experience challenging behaviours due to an enduring mental health condition or marked cognitive impairment. Blackwood Cottage is staffed by experienced mental health nurses. The unit has 2 activities officers and receives Allied Health support from the Beechworth Health Service. Nursing Staff are rostered 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.A Consultant Psychiatrist visits fortnightly and there are weekly medical reviews from a General Practitioner with a Post Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine.
We have been supporting older Victorians and their families for more than 40 years with a range of high quality support services and programs that aim to enrich people’s lives regardless of their care, health and support requirements, financial circumstances or lifestyle preferences.
Mercy Health aims to make the transition from your family home to residential care a positive experience. Our dedicated staff support residents to live as independently as possible.
We respect people’s needs and choices and take an individualised approach to care with an emphasis on healthy, active, positive living.
We recognise the importance of cultural, spiritual and physical differences and treat all residents with dignity and respect.
All Mercy Health residential homes are fully accredited, complying with all aged care standards as set by the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency.
Mercy Place Shepparton (Ave Maria) features:
Single rooms with ensuites
Respite accommodation
Dedicated, caring professional staff available 24 hours
Day respite carer support and HACC programs supported on site
Ancillary services including GP, Podiatrist, Physiotherapist, Nutritionist
Well balanced, nutritional meals cooked on site, including cultural specific food
Pastoral care services
Extensive personalised lifestyle options
Spacious community area/multipurpose room
Courtyard and gardens
Hairdressing salon
Co-located retirement village
Close to public transport and hospitals
Pet friendly.