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Aged care placement in Maroondah
There are 14 residential aged care homes in Maroondah, from Croydon to Ringwood North.
Who can help find an aged care home in Maroondah?
My Aged Care (Australian Government, free, 1800 200 422) arranges the assessment and lists all 14 homes in Maroondah, ten 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 Maroondah
Sorted by overall Star Rating, with Lionsbrae Hostel and Greenway Gardens at the top and Arcare Croydon and Aeralife Bayswater not yet rated.
| Home | Suburb | Overall | Residents' experience | Compliance | Staffing | Quality measures | Care minutes (target) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionsbrae Hostel | Ringwood East | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 238 (202) | |
| Greenway Gardens | Heathmont | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 214 (214) | |
| Donwood Community Aged Care Services | Croydon | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 228 (219) | |
| Olivet Aged Persons Home | Ringwood | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 220 (215) | |
| Regis Ringwood | Ringwood | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 217 (225)Below | |
| Arcare Ringwood | Ringwood | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 198 (197) | |
| Bupa Croydon | Croydon | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 207 (218)Below | |
| Estia Health Ringwood | Ringwood | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 228 (224) | |
| Ferndale Gardens Aged Care Services | Bayswater North | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 213 (220)Below | |
| Warrandyte Gardens Care Community | Ringwood North | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 209 (223)Below | |
| Croydon Grove Care Community | Croydon | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 212 (221)Below | |
| Croydon Place Care Community | Croydon | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 202 (214)Below | |
| Arcare Croydon | Croydon | Not rated | 4 of 5 | Not rated | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 210 (192) |
| Aeralife Bayswater | Bayswater | 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
- Croydon: five homes with 269 places, led by Donwood Community Aged Care Services (4 stars); three below their care minutes target.
- Ringwood: four homes with 508 places, led by Olivet Aged Persons Home (4 stars); one below its care minutes target.
- Bayswater: Aeralife Bayswater, not yet rated, 124 places.
- Bayswater North: Ferndale Gardens Aged Care Services, 4 stars overall, 121 places, below its care minutes target.
- Heathmont: Greenway Gardens, 4 stars overall, 47 places.
- Ringwood East: Lionsbrae Hostel, 4 stars overall, 69 places.
- Ringwood North: Warrandyte Gardens Care Community, 4 stars overall, 112 places, below its care minutes target.
Maroondah in numbers
- 14 homes with 1,250 places between them, from Estia Health Ringwood (169) down to Greenway Gardens (47); two homes without a published place count.
- 83% of rated homes have four or five stars overall, ahead of the Greater Melbourne figure of 68%.
- Mostly for-profit: 3 not-for-profit (such as Ringwood Area Lions Aged Care and Donwood Community Aged Care Services) and 11 for-profit (such as Menarock Aged Care Services (Victoria) and Regis).
- Below their care minutes target in January to March 2026: 6 of 13 homes, among them Regis Ringwood, Bupa Croydon and four 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
For-profit companies such as Menarock Aged Care Services (Victoria), Regis and Arcare run 11 of the 14 homes in Maroondah, against 50% across Greater Melbourne; in the same Victorian data, 56% of rated for-profit homes have four or five stars, compared with 73% of not-for-profit homes.
Registered nurse minutes, a target separate from total care minutes, were below target at Donwood Community Aged Care Services in January to March 2026, which matters most if your family member has complex nursing needs.
Regis Ringwood, Bupa Croydon, Ferndale Gardens Aged Care Services, Warrandyte Gardens Care Community, Croydon Grove Care Community and one other delivered fewer care minutes than their target in January to March 2026; the other 7 homes with figures met theirs.
Five of the 14 homes are in Croydon alone, so if Croydon is not where you want to be, the choice in Maroondah narrows to nine homes.
One operator, DPG Services, runs 3 of the 14 homes in Maroondah (Warrandyte Gardens Care Community (Ringwood North), Croydon Grove Care Community (Croydon) and Croydon Place Care Community (Croydon)), so if you are weighing several of them, ask what is decided locally and what is set by the group.
Neighbouring council areas
Maroondah 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox | 21 | 88% | 7 of 18 |
| Whitehorse | 15 | 73% | 5 of 15 |
| Manningham | 20 | 55% | 6 of 20 |
| Monash | 25 | 56% | 12 of 25 |
Of these, Monash has the most homes (25), while Knox has the highest share with four or five stars (88%).
Help finding a home here
We work in Maroondah in person, starting with the 14 homes here and, if the right room is not free, nearby Knox and Whitehorse.
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 Maroondah?
The August 2026 Star Ratings data lists 14 residential aged care homes in Maroondah, with 1,250 places between them, in Croydon (5), Ringwood (4), Bayswater, Bayswater North, Heathmont, Ringwood East and Ringwood North.
Which aged care homes in Maroondah have the highest Star Ratings?
No home in Maroondah has five stars; among the four-star homes, Lionsbrae Hostel, Greenway Gardens and Donwood Community Aged Care Services have the highest combined sub-ratings.
Which homes in Maroondah are below their care minutes target?
In January to March 2026, Regis Ringwood, Bupa Croydon, Ferndale Gardens Aged Care Services, Warrandyte Gardens Care Community, Croydon Grove Care Community and Croydon Place Care Community delivered fewer care minutes per resident than their government target, which feeds into their staffing Star Rating.
Who runs the aged care homes in Maroondah?
Three of the 14 homes are not-for-profit, eleven are for-profit. The operators with more than one home here are DPG Services (3) and Arcare (2).
Tell us what's happening
Tell us what is happening and where in Maroondah 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.