By phone and video
Aged care placement in Darwin
We help families in Darwin by phone and video from Melbourne, so we do not come on tours here: we brief you before each visit and debrief after it.
Our records cover four homes in Darwin, run by three operators, from Fannie Bay to Tiwi.
Who can help find an aged care home in Darwin?
My Aged Care (Australian Government, free, 1800 200 422) arranges the assessment and lists every home in Darwin, including Juninga Centre and Pearl Supported Care, the highest rated of the four in our records. Our full placement outside Melbourne ($1,450) does the ringing around for you by phone and video.
How remote placement works
- Everything in the Melbourne placement, by phone and video
- A briefing before each tour and a debrief after it (you or a relative attend in person)
- Video tours arranged where homes offer them
Not included: in-person tours; financial advice; legal advice.
Darwin is half an hour behind Melbourne from April to October and an hour and a half behind during daylight saving, so we agree call times with you.
Homes in Darwin in our records
This is not every home in Darwin, only the four in our directory; My Aged Care's find a provider search lists them all.
Sorted by overall Star Rating, with Juninga Centre and Pearl Supported Care first.
| Home | Suburb | Overall | Residents' experience | Compliance | Staffing | Quality measures | Provider type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juninga Centre | Nightcliff | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| Pearl Supported Care | Fannie Bay | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| Regis Tiwi | Tiwi | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | For-profit | |
| Terrace Gardens | Farrar | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | Not-for-profit |
In brief
- Juninga Centre, Nightcliff: 4 stars overall, 26 places, not-for-profit (community), run by Australian Regional and Remote Community Services.
- Pearl Supported Care, Fannie Bay: 4 stars overall, 85 places, not-for-profit (faith-based), run by Southern Cross Care (SA NT & VIC).
- Regis Tiwi, Tiwi: 4 stars overall, 135 places, for-profit (privately owned), run by Regis Aged Care.
- Terrace Gardens, Farrar: 4 stars overall, 88 places, not-for-profit (community), run by Australian Regional and Remote Community Services.
Star Ratings are published by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Shown as published in February 2026; they may have changed since. See the current rating on My Aged Care.
Who runs the homes
- Australian Regional and Remote Community Services: Juninga Centre (Nightcliff) and Terrace Gardens (Farrar).
The other two homes each belong to a different operator: Regis Aged Care and Southern Cross Care (SA NT & VIC).
Darwin in our data
- 4 homes in Darwin in our directory, with 334 places, from Regis Tiwi (135) down to Juninga Centre (26).
- All 4 rated homes have four or five stars overall, led by Juninga Centre.
- 3 not-for-profit (Australian Regional and Remote Community Services and Southern Cross Care (SA NT & VIC)), 1 for-profit (Regis Aged Care).
- Suburbs in our list: Fannie Bay, Farrar, Nightcliff and Tiwi.
Sources: our directory records, built from public provider listings and the Star Ratings published by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (dates as shown). The Department's current Star Ratings extract and My Aged Care hold the latest figures. How we check our facts.
Worth knowing here
We hold records for only four homes in Darwin (Juninga Centre, Pearl Supported Care, Regis Tiwi and Terrace Gardens), a small slice of what is there, so My Aged Care's find a provider search, which lists every home, is where we start too.
Not-for-profit organisations run 3 of the 4 homes in Darwin in our records, including Australian Regional and Remote Community Services and Southern Cross Care (SA NT & VIC).
The Darwin ratings in our records were published in February 2026; the Department republishes Star Ratings every quarter, so check the current figures before you visit.
Terrace Gardens has a compliance rating below five, so ask what the regulator raised and what has changed.
More on Darwin
See every Darwin home we track and aged care costs in Darwin.
Help finding a home here
We start with the homes in Darwin that fit the care needed and the budget, from Juninga Centre down, and ring them for a suitable room.
Our full placement outside Melbourne costs $1,450 including GST, paid by the family (how payment works).
If a hospital wants a discharge date, the urgent version costs $1,750 outside Melbourne and starts within one business day.
Questions families ask
Is this every aged care home in Darwin?
No. We hold records for four homes in Darwin, in suburbs including Fannie Bay, Farrar, Nightcliff and Tiwi, which is not all of them; My Aged Care lists every government-funded home.
Which aged care homes in Darwin have the highest Star Ratings?
No home in Darwin in our records has five stars; among the four-star homes, Juninga Centre, Pearl Supported Care and Regis Tiwi have the highest combined sub-ratings.
Who runs the aged care homes in Darwin?
Three of the 4 homes in our records are not-for-profit and one for-profit; the operator with more than one home is Australian Regional and Remote Community Services (2).
Who can help if we have a problem with a home in Darwin?
Darwin Community Legal Service gives free, independent advocacy in the Northern Territory, and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission takes complaints on 1800 951 822; neither is connected to us.
Tell us what's happening
Tell us what is happening and where in Darwin you are looking. We will call or video 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.