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Aged care placement in Boroondara
Boroondara has 26 residential aged care homes, more than any other council area in Greater Melbourne, spread across Camberwell, Kew, Balwyn and Hawthorn East and other suburbs.
Who can help find an aged care home in Boroondara?
My Aged Care (Australian Government, free, 1800 200 422) arranges the assessment and lists all 26 homes in Boroondara, of which Regis Shenley Manor and Villa Maria Catholic Homes Justin Villa Aged Care Residence are rated five stars. For hands-on help, we ring the homes for real vacancies, come to the tours and explain the fees, for a fixed $1,950 paid by the family.
Aged care homes in Boroondara
Sorted by overall Star Rating, with Regis Shenley Manor and Villa Maria Catholic Homes Justin Villa Aged Care Residence at the top and Kew Botanica Care Community not yet rated.
| Home | Suburb | Overall | Residents' experience | Compliance | Staffing | Quality measures | Care minutes (target) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regis Shenley Manor | Camberwell | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 219 (216) | |
| Villa Maria Catholic Homes Justin Villa Aged Care Residence | Balwyn | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 346 (197) | |
| Nazareth House Camberwell | Camberwell | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 209 (206) | |
| Benetas Broughton Hall | Camberwell | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 232 (225) | |
| Berengarra | Kew | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 234 (219) | |
| St Vincent's Care Services Hawthorn | Hawthorn East | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 215 (207) | |
| Uniting AgeWell Condare Court | Camberwell | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 220 (216) | |
| Camberwell Gardens | Camberwell | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 218 (216) | |
| Villa Maria Catholic Homes St Catherine's Aged Care Residence | Balwyn | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 216 (212) | |
| Baptcare - Karana Community | Kew | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 217 (215) | |
| Bolton Clarke Camberwell Green | Camberwell | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 215 (212) | |
| Faversham House | Canterbury | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 213 (212) | |
| Lynden Aged Care | Camberwell | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 217 (210) | |
| Prague House | Kew | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 206 (195) | |
| St Vincent's Care Services Kew | Kew | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 224 (210) | |
| Trinity Manor | Balwyn | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 208 (209)Below | |
| Eva Tilley Memorial Hostel | Balwyn North | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 214 (215)Below | |
| Samarinda Lodge | Ashburton | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 222 (209) | |
| Auburn House | Hawthorn East | 2 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 234 (226) | |
| Baptcare - Hedley Sutton Community | Camberwell | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 209 (211)Below | |
| Regis Camberwell | Camberwell | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 196 (200)Below | |
| Camberwell Gables Care Community | Camberwell | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 209 (222)Below | |
| Camberwell Mews Care Community | Camberwell East | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 220 (234)Below | |
| Kew Grove Care Community | Kew | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 204 (215)Below | |
| Uniting AgeWell Hawthorn Community | Hawthorn | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 217 (220)Below | |
| Kew Botanica Care Community | Kew | Not rated | 3 of 5 | Not rated | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 207 (210)Below |
Care minutes are the average per resident per day in January to March 2026, with the home's target in brackets.
Star Ratings are published by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Shown as published in August 2026; they may have changed since. See the current rating on My Aged Care.
Suburb by suburb
- Camberwell: ten homes with 819 places, led by Regis Shenley Manor (5 stars); three below their care minutes target.
- Kew: six homes with 590 places, led by Berengarra (4 stars); two below their care minutes target.
- Balwyn: three homes with 177 places, led by Villa Maria Catholic Homes Justin Villa Aged Care Residence (5 stars); one below its care minutes target.
- Hawthorn East: two homes with 121 places, led by St Vincent's Care Services Hawthorn (4 stars); all with figures meet their care minutes target.
- Ashburton: Samarinda Lodge, 4 stars overall, 92 places.
- Balwyn North: Eva Tilley Memorial Hostel, 4 stars overall, 120 places, below its care minutes target.
- Camberwell East: Camberwell Mews Care Community, 3 stars overall, 64 places, below its care minutes target.
- Canterbury: Faversham House, 4 stars overall, 185 places.
- Hawthorn: Uniting AgeWell Hawthorn Community, 3 stars overall, 120 places, below its care minutes target.
Boroondara in numbers
- 26 homes with 2,288 places between them, from Faversham House (185) down to Villa Maria Catholic Homes Justin Villa Aged Care Residence (17).
- 72% of rated homes have four or five stars overall, close to the Greater Melbourne figure of 68%.
- Mostly not-for-profit: 18 not-for-profit (such as Villa Maria Catholic Homes and Nazareth Care) and 8 for-profit (such as Regis Aged Care and Menarock Aged Care Services (Victoria)).
- Below their care minutes target in January to March 2026: 9 of 26 homes, among them Trinity Manor, Eva Tilley Memorial Hostel and seven others (Greater Melbourne: 37%).
Sources: Star Ratings quarterly data extract (Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, August 2026); GEN aged care service list (places, as at 30 June 2025). How we check our facts.
Worth knowing here
Boroondara has two homes rated five stars overall, Regis Shenley Manor and Villa Maria Catholic Homes Justin Villa Aged Care Residence, out of only 9 across Greater Melbourne's 407 rated homes.
Residents' experience is rated two stars or fewer at Auburn House, so on a visit ask to speak with a resident or a family member without staff present.
The staffing rating is one star, the lowest possible, at Camberwell Gables Care Community and Camberwell Mews Care Community, so ask those homes how many registered nurses are rostered at night and at weekends.
Not-for-profit organisations run 18 of the 26 homes in Boroondara, well above the 47% share across Greater Melbourne; operators here include Villa Maria Catholic Homes, Nazareth Care and Benetas Broughton Hall.
Residents gave Regis Shenley Manor five stars in the government's Residents' Experience Survey, a score only 13 homes in Greater Melbourne received.
Neighbouring council areas
Boroondara is in the Eastern Metro planning region (seven council areas, 134 homes); these are the nearest council areas, measured between the middle of each area's homes.
| Council area | Homes | Four or five stars | Below care minutes target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stonnington | 11 | 82% | 2 of 11 |
| Yarra | 4 | 100% | 0 of 3 |
| Whitehorse | 15 | 73% | 5 of 15 |
| Glen Eira | 15 | 73% | 4 of 15 |
Of these, Whitehorse has the most homes (15), while Yarra has the highest share with four or five stars (100%).
Help finding a home here
We work in Boroondara in person, starting with the 26 homes here and, if the right room is not free, nearby Stonnington and Yarra.
The full placement costs $1,950 including GST, paid by the family, and homes pay us nothing (how payment works).
If a hospital wants a discharge date, the urgent placement ($2,450) starts within one business day (hospital discharge help).
Questions families ask
How many aged care homes are there in Boroondara?
The August 2026 Star Ratings data lists 26 residential aged care homes in Boroondara, with 2,288 places between them, in Camberwell (10), Kew (6), Balwyn (3), Hawthorn East (2), Ashburton, Balwyn North, Camberwell East, Canterbury and Hawthorn.
Are there five-star aged care homes in Boroondara?
Regis Shenley Manor and Villa Maria Catholic Homes Justin Villa Aged Care Residence are rated five stars overall in Boroondara. Among the four-star homes, Nazareth House Camberwell has the highest combined sub-ratings.
Which homes in Boroondara are below their care minutes target?
In January to March 2026, Trinity Manor, Eva Tilley Memorial Hostel, Baptcare - Hedley Sutton Community, Regis Camberwell, Camberwell Gables Care Community, Camberwell Mews Care Community and three others delivered fewer care minutes per resident than their government target, which feeds into their staffing Star Rating.
Who runs the aged care homes in Boroondara?
18 of the 26 homes are not-for-profit, eight are for-profit. The operators with more than one home here are St Vincent's Care Services (5), DPG Services (4), Baptcare (2), Boroondara Aged Services Society (2), Regis (2), Uniting Agewell (2) and Villa Maria Catholic Homes (2).
Tell us what's happening
Tell us what is happening and where in Boroondara you are looking. We will call to talk it through; the first conversation is free.
We're opening soon. We're not taking clients yet. Leave your details and we'll contact you when our Melbourne service opens. If you need help today, call My Aged Care on 1800 200 422, and if the person is in hospital, ask for the social worker or discharge planner.