Part of the Glenroy community for over 40 years, Colton Close is renowned for its high standard of care, expert staff and wide range of leisure and lifestyle activities.Key FeaturesAccommodation: Options include Classic Shared, Classic, Deluxe, and Premium rooms. Tailored Care: Dedicated staff provide personalised care, with 24/7 nursing and allied health services.Engaging Lifestyle Program: Activities include gardening, BBQs, music, art classes, and social events.Modern Amenities: Onsite internet café, hair and beauty salon, dining room with city views, movie theatre, library and a community courtyard with BBQ.Delicious Dining: Fresh, nutritious meals tailored to dietary needs, with resident input through regular food forums.Community Connections: Regular pet visits, denominational services, and volunteer companions to support emotional and spiritual well-being.
Northern Gardens is a family oriented home for the aged where our residents are our sole focus. We pride ourselves on this small home-like environment served by a team of dedicated staff who deliver high quality, individualised care.
At Northern Gardens, it is our aim to promote the autonomy of all residents in order to preserve the dignity, purpose and meaning in their lives. Accordingly, we provide facilities and support which maintains our residents' links with the community.
We are committed to all encompassing care, however we find that it is ‘the little things’ we do which create the personal, home-like feel for our residents.
Overview Northern Gardens Aged Care is a state of the art aged care facility located in the heart of Coburg, comprising 60 permanent beds. Our facility provides comfortable home-like accommodation in large single rooms, each with ensuite bathrooms/toilets and emergency call bells.
Large shared rooms are available to offer couples accommodation
Each room is fitted with ceiling fans and hydronic heating
Residents and families are encouraged to decorate rooms with memorabilia and familiar furnishings
Qualified Nursing staff 24 hours per day
Easily accessible public transport services located nearby
Respite care
Day program
Palliative care.
Services Northern Gardens Aged Care Services provides residents with 24 hour care from our experienced Registered Nurses and other qualified staff. Visiting doctors, podiatrist, physiotherapists, speech therapists, psychiatrists, massage therapy and other health care professionals also further enhance this continuity of care.
Full laundry service is available for all the residents' laundry needs
Dietitian recommended delicious home-cooked food
Hairdressing services.
Activity/therapy programs Some programs which assist in keeping our residents active and engaged include:
Dementia programs
Cultural and social events are celebrated with family and friends
Music and concerts
Validation therapy
Purposeful domestic activities
Church services
Community volunteers
Exercise group
Music, art and crafts
Cooking demonstrations
Quiz and card games
Trips and outings to various places of interest.
Benetas Bridgewater Lake features five spacious households, each tastefully appointed with quality furnishings and an impressive collection of artwork. Every household offers its own dedicated dining room, lounge, and sitting areas, along with peaceful reading corners, sunny nooks, and intimate spaces for relaxation.
Our private resident rooms, each with an ensuite, are designed to provide comfort, security, and privacy. Many rooms overlook our beautifully maintained gardens and come equipped with remote controlled televisions.
Residents also enjoy a range of onsite amenities, including a café, physiotherapy services, hairdressing, visiting beautician, optometry and podiatry, regular exercise classes, and a vibrant leisure and lifestyle program.
Our Care Community is warm and welcoming, set among nearby parkland, reserves and the Greenvale Reservoir, just 30 minutes north of the Melbourne CBD. A feature of our well-appointed Care Community is a central courtyard, a peaceful place to socialise with friends and family, or enjoy moments of quiet reflection. We have a memory care neighbourhood which provides a safe and inclusive environment for residents who are living with dementia. Our diverse mix of cultural heritage is a point of connection for residents and team, and our companion model of care fosters a sense of family and belonging among residents.
Care at Meadow Heights
We offer a relaxing environment with the compassionate and personalised care of 24/7 registered nurses. Our experienced leadership work alongside a capable and confident team to offer residential aged care, palliative care, dementia care and respite care. Allied health professionals also visit regularly. Our memory care neighbourhood provides an environment custom-designed to support the individual needs of residents who are living with dementia. We recognise that understanding the big and the little details about how you like to live each day is important to us – so that we can help you feel at home, have the right support and live your best life in our care.
Daily living at Meadow Heights
Our Care Community is a happy and loving place for people from all walks of life. When the sun’s out residents put their green thumbs to work in our raised garden beds and enjoy harvesting the fresh produce for our chef to cook up delicious cuisine from around the world. Our resident-run Hands of Friendship program helps new residents to adapt to life in our Care Community, and there is plenty to do with arts, craft and music all popular pastimes.
It’s an environment where you’re free to enjoy your interests, independently or with others, continue to learn and try new things, and participate in Meadow Heights life –so you can enjoy your day, your way.
SnapshotFully accredited, residential aged offering a homely, inviting environment. A large number of our residents are from an Italian speaking background with a multi cultural mix of staff with several Italian speaking staff as carers, lifestyle and administration.Anzac Lodge is a led by a Facility and Care Manager who are both Registered Nurses DIV 1. The owner / director trained as a doctor through Melbourne University then worked at the Austin Hospital in Heidelberg. We do not necessarily require accommodation bonds (RADs) and you don't have to sell your home. We welcome applicants who have little to no assets.
Care Services
We offer Respite Care, Day Care, Ageing in Place (Low to High Care, Dementia Care), Palliative Care.Registered Nurse Division 1 onsite 24/7 with a generous level of staffing. We already exceed the Royal Commission's target level of care minutes which takes effect in Oct 2023.Many of our staff have been with us for greater than 5 years.We embrace the use of technology to help deliver the best care possible - from using electronic systems to do most of our documentation to administering medications to dementia friendly robotic pets. We rapid test all staff at least every 48 hrs and provide enhanced PPE (P2/N95 masks) to all who enter. We comply with vaccination requirements for staff. AccommodationWe offer a range of rooms : spacious single rooms with private ensuite, some with interconnecting doors between adjacent rooms for couples and large single or twin share rooms in our memory support unit. Many of the rooms look out onto our beautifully landscaped courtyards.All rooms have the latest nurse call system, ample secure storage for personal belongings as well as the option of a private telephone. Foxtel is available in some wings as well as RAI (Italian) TV throughout the facility.Movie screening in our cinema room. Spacious courtyards with fountains, ponds, barbecue facilities, vegetable gardens and fruit trees (for residents who have a green thumb).
MealsDelicious meals are freshly cooked on site by our Italian Chefs. The menu offers Italian and non Italian main meal options daily and is created in consultation with our residents and Dietitian. We are able to cater for various needs including residents with diabetes or those who require vitamised meals.
Lifestyle and LeisureAnzac Lodge has a team of lifestyle and activities staff who work to tailor a lifestyle program for each resident to keep them engaged and connected with loved ones and the wider community. We provide a mix of virtual and onsite programs in a Covid safe manner in accordance with restrictions. We have a pet budgie in a mobile aviary to visit residents in each wing.Hairdressing
Available to all residents, we have a dedicated purpose-built Hairdressing Salon staffed by a visiting hairdresser, where residents can continue to experience the pleasure of a visit to the hairdresser and look their Sunday best.Security Anzac Lodge is protected by automatic security gates and doors, keypads & card readers, allowing access to authorised persons only. The key areas of the facility are monitored by video surveillance.
Laundry Anzac Lodge has an onsite commercial laundry, able to cater for most laundry needs. We also have a clothes labeling facility.
Contact details Please contact us by telephone, email or by visiting our website.
Discover the elegant Bupa Coburg, a modern care home set in the heart of Melbourne, within a relaxed environment yet lively community.Outdoors you will find beautiful landscaped gardens to relax in or enjoy with family and friends. For those of you with a green thumb, you can join our Garden Club to help us maintain our grounds.Indoors our home is relaxed and tranquil. The range of communal areas, dining rooms and activity rooms are all complete with tasteful and warm decorations to make you feel right at home. Our lounge areas have a large screen TV, ideal for regular movie nights. If you enjoy curling up with a book, you can take advantage of our quiet rooms.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.
Situated close to the Gladstone Park Shopping Centre, Hope Aged Care Gladstone Park, provides high level care to 82 residents.
Rooms are available in single or double configurations with ensuites. Our specialised dementia unit provides room and care for 14 residents. In addition to creating a comfortable and relaxing environment, we have also created a specialised dementia outdoor walkway, with beautiful soft pictures along all walls, allowing for a relaxing walking environment. In addition, North Western District Private Nursing Home also has four unfunded low care beds.
There are three lounge rooms, dining room and a large function room which is available for private family gatherings, meetings and spiritual worship. A comprehensive range of services is offered to residents. In addition to providing services from within our facility, access to a wide range of services operating within the wider local community is also available.
The following services are offered to residents:
Care Planning: Every month an evaluation is made to see if any changes to the care plan are required
Medical Care
Physiotherapy
Dietitian: Visits the facility on a regular basis and reviews the nutritional needs of residents
Podiatry
Optometrist
Leisure & Interests, individual and group activities
Dental Services: There is a free dental services provided by the dental hospital
Hairdresser, visits weekly
Clothing & Laundry: A full laundry services operates at no additional cost
Meals: A four-week rotating menu provides a variety of meals and refreshments.
Television & Radio
Public and Private Telephone.
Participation in the Austin Hospital’s Respecting Patient Choices program, providing each resident with the autonomy and respect towards their decision making.
To make an appointment or if you have any questions, please contact the Director of Nursing.
Regis Fawkner has a profound sense of culture which runs through the entire residence. Reflecting the influences of the local Italian community in the Melbourne suburb of Fawkner, Regis Fawkner’s lifestyle program and menu selection have been tailored to meet the interests and tastes of our residents with the inclusion of traditional Italian activities and cuisine.
This friendly home is nestled in a local neighbourhood on Major Road in Fawkner and maintains strong links to the community. Our nursing and care team members offer high quality care to all our residents. Regis Fawkner’s features include an onsite hairdressing services, the Private Dining Room for special functions and so much more. We offer respite care, permanent care and specialised care for people living with Dementia.
At Regis, we focus on every resident as an individual, so we can provide the best possible care and surround them with what will make them smile. Our aim is to enhance your day-to-day wellbeing, to keep you connected with your favourite things and loved ones, and help you embrace your interests.
For more information, please contact Regis Advice on 1300 998 100 or email advice@regis.com.au
Mayflower Edith Bendall is a community-owned, not-for-profit aged care residence. Opened in 1985, the home has 60 residential aged care beds and 14 independent living units.
The Edith Bendall team and residents joined the Mayflower family in 2022. We are dedicated to aged service and committed to engender an environment of security and trust, where residents' dignity and privacy is respected.
Our home contains 140 single bedrooms with private ensuite. Many rooms overlook courtyard gardens or meticulously maintained grounds.Our home has 10 individual lounge and dining rooms dedicated to different sections of our home to allow residents a sense of ownership and a feeling that it’s their own private dining room.
Our beautiful gardens and multiple courtyards are the ideal place to keep active and socialise. Our expansive garden paths are used by residents who have formed a walking group.
For our residents living with dementia we have a space for wayfinding, a courtyard, quiet zones and more secluded spaces.
Embracia Moonee Valley, embracing stylish aged care livingOur elegant French provincial styled home is surround by beautifully landscaped gardens in Avondale Heights. Our stylish residence combines period style living and the highest quality care with a personalised focus for each of our residents.
Embracia has been family owned and operated for over 30 years. We provide exceptional aged care in an intimate community that feels like home.
A PLACE TO CALL HOMEWe offer 150 spacious suites that are fully furnished with private bathrooms.
There are also 11 exclusive and stylish two room apartments for exceptional quality aged care living. These apartments include:
Private ensuite
Walk in robes
Kitchenettes with instantaneous chilled and boiling water
Private balconies, some with city views
Individual temperature controlled heating and air-conditioning
Beautifully landscaped courtyards, BBQ areas and vast gardens including a giant chess board and bocce court.
24/7 Nurse Call System
Child and pet friendly.
ROUND-THE-CLOCK CAREResidents can be reassured that they will receive 24-hour medical assistance through our qualified nursing staff and GP service. We offer:
High and low level care
Respite care
Palliative care
Dedicated dementia friendly households.
Plus, our specialised on-site medical hub includes physiotherapists, podiatrists, massage therapists and dieticians.
DEMENTIA CAREEmbracia is a leading dementia care provider. We use the Montessori Method for dementia care, which focuses on what people can do, rather than what they can’t. Our two dedicated dementia care households create a supportive dementia friendly environment.
LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLESTWe know that purpose is the key to a happy and healthy lifestyle. That’s why we focus on creating a dynamic & engaged community offering a diverse range of activities. Residents can also enjoy an engaging lifestyle right on their doorstep, including:
Café with alfresco area
Happy hour
In-house movie theatres
Chapel
Hair and beauty salon
Private formal dining room for special occasions and events
Private facility bus for organised day trips and outings
Library with internet access
Men’s club
Physiotherapy and wellness centre.
HOME-STYLE CUISINEWe believe in the joy of good food. That’s why our chef cooks fresh, seasonal and healthy local cuisine straight from our kitchen to the table. Plus, we offer an Italian menu for our Italian residents.
With sweeping views from its rooms and gardens, Doutta Galla Avondale Heights provides an invigorating start to every day.
Offering a wealth of on-site facilities such as communal courtyards and barbecues, this is a home for people who enjoy independence and quality of life with the assurance of comprehensive care.
A modern, spacious and light filled facility, Doutta Galla Avondale Heights has been architecturally designed to ensure comfortable lounge areas are placed conveniently throughout the facility.
Fully accredited, it offers permanent care options as well as day, overnight & residential respite care. It accommodates single residents and couples, providing 108 beds all with ensuite bathrooms.
The facility offers a diverse range of activities, many of them with local community involvement. The facility is adjacent to a local reserve and has a walking track passing right at the front entrance.
Experienced on-site carers can speak languages other English, ensuring ethnic community members can communicate comfortably at all times.
Our team of registered nurses and carers deliver consistent and personalised care 24 hours a day.
Doutta Galla is a well managed aged care provider employing an experienced, enthusiastic team of nurses and carers. We deliver consistent, high quality care and offer a broad range of accommodation options designed with resident comfort and individual needs in mind.
Recognised for our diverse lifestyle activities, we listen to residents and families, providing welcome support, advice and opportunities to get the most out of life. Dining menus are developed by nutritionists and a variety of culturally specific delicious meals are prepared on-site.
Embracia Reservoir, where style, care and comfort resideOur spacious, refurbished and extended home is surrounded by leafy gardens in Reservoir.
Our architecturally designed period home offers stylish living along with personalised care for each of our residents. Embracia Reservoir is family owned and operated and has been a vital part of the local community for over 20 years. We believe in creating an intimate community that feels like home.
A PLACE TO CALL HOMEWe offer 104 stylish suites and a studio apartment, all fully furnished including a private bathroom. The design comprises of five households with around 20 or so residents, enabling a more intimate environment with a sense of home:
Limited and exclusive premium suites and studio apartment available
Option of suites with external access to gardensRefurbished kitchens New communal cafeRefurbished theatre and activity room
24/7 Nurse Call System
Built-in robes
Heating and fan system
A dedicated dementia friendly household
Beautifully landscaped gardens
Undercover BBQ area with outdoor furniture
Optional private meal areas
Child and pet friendly.
ROUND-THE-CLOCK CAREResidents can be reassured that they will receive 24-hour medical assistance through our qualified nursing staff and GP service. We offer:
High and low level care
Respite care
Palliative care
Dedicated dementia friendly household.
DEMENTIA CAREEmbracia is a leading dementia care provider. We use the Montessori Method for dementia care, which focuses on what people can do, rather than what they can’t. Our dedicated dementia care household creates a supportive dementia friendly environment.
LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLESTWe know that purpose is the key to a happy and healthy lifestyle. That’s why we focus on creating a dynamic & engaged community offering a diverse range of activities. Residents can also enjoy an engaging lifestyle right on their doorstep, including:
New Cafés with alfresco area
Happy hour
In-house movie theatre- recently refurbished
Chapel with an emphasis on the Italian community
Hair and beauty salon
Private formal dining room for special occasions and events
Private facility bus for organised day trips and outings.
HOME-STYLE CUISINEWe believe in the joy of good food. That’s why our chef cooks fresh, seasonal and healthy local cuisine straight from our kitchen to the table. Plus, we offer an Italian menu for our Italian residents.