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Aged care placement in Knox
Knox has 21 residential aged care homes, the fourth most of Greater Melbourne's 31 council areas, with the biggest cluster in Wantirna.
Who can help find an aged care home in Knox?
My Aged Care (Australian Government, free, 1800 200 422) arranges the assessment and lists all 21 homes in Knox, 15 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 Knox
Sorted by overall Star Rating, with Clarendon Grange Hostel and Arcare Lysterfield at the top and Polish Retirement Home, Clovelly Cottage and two others not yet rated.
| Home | Suburb | Overall | Residents' experience | Compliance | Staffing | Quality measures | Care minutes (target) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon Grange Hostel | Wantirna | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 206 (214)Below | |
| Arcare Lysterfield | Lysterfield | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 205 (202) | |
| Estia Health Knoxfield | Knoxfield | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 224 (223) | |
| Martin Luther Homes | The Basin | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 228 (215) | |
| Tabulam & Templer Home for the Aged | Bayswater | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 217 (216) | |
| Villa Maria Catholic Homes Willowbrooke Aged Care Residence | Upper Ferntree Gully | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 212 (207) | |
| Arpad Aged Care | Wantirna | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 209 (207) | |
| Murrenda Residential Aged Care Home | Wantirna | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 263 (227) | |
| Sherbrooke Private Nursing Home | Upper Ferntree Gully | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 209 (212)Below | |
| Arcare Knox | Wantirna South | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 217 (215) | |
| Centennial Lodge | Wantirna South | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 232 (228) | |
| Rowville Manor | Rowville | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 211 (213)Below | |
| Uniting AgeWell Latvian Community | Wantirna South | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 209 (211)Below | |
| Villa Maria Catholic Homes Wantirna Aged Care Residence | Wantirna South | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 223 (216) | |
| Wantirna Views Care Community | Wantirna | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 200 (218)Below | |
| Glengollan Village | Ferntree Gully | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 208 (209)Below | |
| Boronia Residential Aged Care | Boronia | 2 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 221 (228)Below | |
| Polish Retirement Home | Bayswater | Not rated | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | Not rated | 3 of 5 | 208 (171) |
| Clovelly Cottage | Boronia | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not published |
| Isomer Aged Care Facility | Lysterfield | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not published |
| Knoxfield Residential Care Service | Knoxfield | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not published |
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
- Wantirna: four homes with 321 places, led by Clarendon Grange Hostel (4 stars); two below their care minutes target.
- Wantirna South: four homes with 375 places, led by Arcare Knox (4 stars); one below its care minutes target.
- Bayswater: two homes with 148 places, led by Tabulam & Templer Home for the Aged (4 stars); all with figures meet their care minutes target.
- Boronia: two homes with 221 places, led by Boronia Residential Aged Care (3 stars); one below its care minutes target.
- Knoxfield: two homes with 54 places, led by Estia Health Knoxfield (4 stars); all with figures meet their care minutes target.
- Lysterfield: two homes with 125 places, led by Arcare Lysterfield (4 stars); all with figures meet their care minutes target.
- Upper Ferntree Gully: two homes with 94 places, led by Villa Maria Catholic Homes Willowbrooke Aged Care Residence (4 stars); one below its care minutes target.
- Ferntree Gully: Glengollan Village, 3 stars overall, 90 places, below its care minutes target.
- Rowville: Rowville Manor, 4 stars overall, 121 places, below its care minutes target.
- The Basin: Martin Luther Homes, 4 stars overall, 147 places.
Knox in numbers
- 21 homes with 1,696 places between them, from Clovelly Cottage (151) down to Polish Retirement Home (30); one home without a published place count.
- 88% of rated homes have four or five stars overall, ahead of the Greater Melbourne figure of 68%.
- A mix of operators: 9 not-for-profit (such as Martin Luther Homes Boronia and Tabulam And Templer Homes For The Aged) and 11 for-profit (such as Wickro and Arcare) and one government-run.
- Below their care minutes target in January to March 2026: 7 of 18 homes, among them Clarendon Grange Hostel, Sherbrooke Private Nursing Home and five 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
Residents' experience is rated two stars or fewer at Boronia Residential Aged Care, so on a visit ask to speak with a resident or a family member without staff present.
Residents gave Clarendon Grange Hostel, Villa Maria Catholic Homes Willowbrooke Aged Care Residence and Polish Retirement Home five stars in the government's Residents' Experience Survey, a score only 13 homes in Greater Melbourne received.
The staffing rating is one star, the lowest possible, at Glengollan Village, so ask that home how many registered nurses are rostered at night and at weekends.
Murrenda Residential Aged Care Home is government-run (by Eastern Health), one of only 13 government-run homes in Greater Melbourne.
Quality measures (falls, pressure injuries, unplanned weight loss and medication) are rated one star at Murrenda Residential Aged Care Home, Glengollan Village and Boronia Residential Aged Care, so ask what each is doing about the measure that pulled its rating down.
Neighbouring council areas
Knox 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maroondah | 14 | 83% | 6 of 13 |
| Monash | 25 | 56% | 12 of 25 |
| Whitehorse | 15 | 73% | 5 of 15 |
| Greater Dandenong | 15 | 47% | 10 of 15 |
Of these, Monash has the most homes (25), while Maroondah has the highest share with four or five stars (83%).
Help finding a home here
We work in Knox in person, starting with the 21 homes here and, if the right room is not free, nearby Maroondah and Monash.
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 Knox?
The August 2026 Star Ratings data lists 21 residential aged care homes in Knox, with 1,696 places between them, in Wantirna (4), Wantirna South (4), Bayswater (2), Boronia (2), Knoxfield (2), Lysterfield (2), Upper Ferntree Gully (2), Ferntree Gully, Rowville and The Basin.
Which aged care homes in Knox have the highest Star Ratings?
No home in Knox has five stars; among the four-star homes, Clarendon Grange Hostel, Arcare Lysterfield and Estia Health Knoxfield have the highest combined sub-ratings.
Which homes in Knox are below their care minutes target?
In January to March 2026, Clarendon Grange Hostel, Sherbrooke Private Nursing Home, Rowville Manor, Uniting AgeWell Latvian Community, Wantirna Views Care Community, Glengollan Village and one other delivered fewer care minutes per resident than their government target, which feeds into their staffing Star Rating.
Who runs the aged care homes in Knox?
Nine of the 21 homes are not-for-profit, eleven are for-profit and one is government-run. The operators with more than one home here are Arcare (2), Villa Maria Catholic Homes (2) and Wickro (2).
Tell us what's happening
Tell us what is happening and where in Knox 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.