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Aged care placement in Hobsons Bay
There are nine residential aged care homes in Hobsons Bay, from Altona Meadows to Williamstown North.
Who can help find an aged care home in Hobsons Bay?
My Aged Care (Australian Government, free, 1800 200 422) arranges the assessment and lists all nine homes in Hobsons Bay, six of them rated four or 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 Hobsons Bay
Sorted by overall Star Rating, with Allanvale Private Nursing Home and Benetas St George's at the top.
| Home | Suburb | Overall | Residents' experience | Compliance | Staffing | Quality measures | Care minutes (target) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allanvale Private Nursing Home | Altona Meadows | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 223 (219) | |
| Benetas St George's | Altona Meadows | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 240 (225) | |
| mecwacare Squires Place | Altona North | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 216 (214) | |
| Westgate Aged Care Facility | Newport | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 222 (225)Below | |
| Estia Health Altona Meadows | Altona Meadows | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 231 (227) | |
| Wintringham Williamstown Hostel | Williamstown North | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 177 (174) | |
| Altona Gardens Care Community | Altona North | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 220 (226)Below | |
| Calvary Trugo Place | Newport | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 210 (214)Below | |
| Marina Residential Aged Care Service | Altona North | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 222 (230)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
- Altona Meadows: three homes with 141 places, led by Allanvale Private Nursing Home (4 stars); all with figures meet their care minutes target.
- Altona North: three homes with 324 places, led by mecwacare Squires Place (4 stars); two below their care minutes target.
- Newport: two homes with 210 places, led by Westgate Aged Care Facility (4 stars); two below their care minutes target.
- Williamstown North: Wintringham Williamstown Hostel, 4 stars overall, 60 places.
Hobsons Bay in numbers
- 9 homes with 735 places between them, from Marina Residential Aged Care Service (190) down to Allanvale Private Nursing Home (51); one home without a published place count.
- 67% of rated homes have four or five stars overall, close to the Greater Melbourne figure of 68%.
- A mix of operators: 5 not-for-profit (such as MECWA and Anglican Aged Care Services Group) and 4 for-profit (such as Pannavila Enterprises and Estia Investments).
- Below their care minutes target in January to March 2026: 4 of 9 homes, among them Westgate Aged Care Facility, Altona Gardens Care Community and two 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
The staffing rating is one star, the lowest possible, at Marina Residential Aged Care Service, so ask that home how many registered nurses are rostered at night and at weekends.
Registered nurse minutes, a target separate from total care minutes, were below target at Wintringham Williamstown Hostel and Marina Residential Aged Care Service in January to March 2026, which matters most if your family member has complex nursing needs.
Westgate Aged Care Facility, Altona Gardens Care Community, Calvary Trugo Place and Marina Residential Aged Care Service delivered fewer care minutes than their target in January to March 2026; the other 5 homes with figures met theirs.
On clinical quality measures (falls, pressure injuries and weight loss), Allanvale Private Nursing Home, mecwacare Squires Place and Westgate Aged Care Facility score the top rating of five.
Allanvale Private Nursing Home, Altona Gardens Care Community and Calvary Trugo Place have a compliance rating below five, so ask what the regulator raised and what has changed.
Neighbouring council areas
Hobsons Bay is in the Western Metro planning region (seven council areas, 70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maribyrnong | 7 | 100% | 1 of 7 |
| Port Phillip | 7 | 100% | 0 of 6 |
| Moonee Valley | 17 | 71% | 6 of 17 |
| Brimbank | 16 | 93% | 2 of 15 |
Of these, Moonee Valley has the most homes (17), while Maribyrnong has the highest share with four or five stars (100%).
Help finding a home here
We work in Hobsons Bay in person, starting with the nine homes here and, if the right room is not free, nearby Maribyrnong and Port Phillip.
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 Hobsons Bay?
The August 2026 Star Ratings data lists nine residential aged care homes in Hobsons Bay, with 735 places between them, in Altona Meadows (3), Altona North (3), Newport (2) and Williamstown North.
Which aged care homes in Hobsons Bay have the highest Star Ratings?
No home in Hobsons Bay has five stars; among the four-star homes, Allanvale Private Nursing Home, Benetas St George's and mecwacare Squires Place have the highest combined sub-ratings.
Which homes in Hobsons Bay are below their care minutes target?
In January to March 2026, Westgate Aged Care Facility, Altona Gardens Care Community, Calvary Trugo Place and Marina Residential Aged Care Service delivered fewer care minutes per resident than their government target, which feeds into their staffing Star Rating.
Who runs the aged care homes in Hobsons Bay?
Five of the 9 homes are not-for-profit, four are for-profit. The operator with more than one home here is MECWA (2).
Tell us what's happening
Tell us what is happening and where in Hobsons Bay 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.