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Aged care placement in Moonee Valley
There are 17 residential aged care homes in Moonee Valley, from Avondale Heights to Ascot Vale.
Who can help find an aged care home in Moonee Valley?
My Aged Care (Australian Government, free, 1800 200 422) arranges the assessment and lists all 17 homes in Moonee Valley, twelve 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 Moonee Valley
Sorted by overall Star Rating, with Bolton Clarke Trevi Court and Cyril Jewell House at the top.
| Home | Suburb | Overall | Residents' experience | Compliance | Staffing | Quality measures | Care minutes (target) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Clarke Trevi Court | Essendon | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 229 (215) | |
| Cyril Jewell House | Keilor East | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 268 (218) | |
| Doutta Galla Queens Park Aged Care Facility | Moonee Ponds | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 244 (231) | |
| Wintringham Ron Conn Nursing Home | Avondale Heights | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 244 (221) | |
| Mekong Vietnamese Aged Care | Keilor East | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 228 (225) | |
| Victorian Elderly Chinese Hostel | Ascot Vale | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 216 (221)Below | |
| Holloway Aged Care Services | Keilor East | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 218 (224)Below | |
| Arcare Essendon | Essendon | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 219 (218) | |
| Craigcare Moonee Ponds | Moonee Ponds | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 222 (222) | |
| Doutta Galla Avondale Heights Aged Care Facility | Avondale Heights | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 221 (214) | |
| mecwacare Gregory Lodge, Flemington | Flemington | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 225 (217) | |
| Raelene Boyle Retirement Village | Aberfeldie | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 226 (219) | |
| Churches of Christ Arcadia Aged Care Service | Essendon | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 211 (213)Below | |
| Keilor East Manor Care Community | Keilor East | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 212 (228)Below | |
| Wintringham McLean Lodge Hostel | Flemington | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 196 (189) | |
| Embracia Moonee Valley | Avondale Heights | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 202 (212)Below | |
| Avondale Heights Care Community | Avondale Heights | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 206 (222)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
- Avondale Heights: four homes with 384 places, led by Wintringham Ron Conn Nursing Home (4 stars); two below their care minutes target.
- Keilor East: four homes with 312 places, led by Cyril Jewell House (4 stars); two below their care minutes target.
- Essendon: three homes with 278 places, led by Bolton Clarke Trevi Court (4 stars); one below its care minutes target.
- Flemington: two homes with 95 places, led by mecwacare Gregory Lodge, Flemington (4 stars); all with figures meet their care minutes target.
- Moonee Ponds: two homes with 183 places, led by Doutta Galla Queens Park Aged Care Facility (4 stars); all with figures meet their care minutes target.
- Aberfeldie: Raelene Boyle Retirement Village, 4 stars overall, 74 places.
- Ascot Vale: Victorian Elderly Chinese Hostel, 4 stars overall, 31 places, below its care minutes target.
Moonee Valley in numbers
- 17 homes with 1,357 places between them, from Embracia Moonee Valley (141) down to Wintringham McLean Lodge Hostel (27).
- 71% of rated homes have four or five stars overall, close to the Greater Melbourne figure of 68%.
- A mix of operators: 10 not-for-profit (such as RSL Care RDNS and Doutta Galla Aged Services) and 6 for-profit (such as Arcare and Glenn-Craig Villages) and one government-run.
- Below their care minutes target in January to March 2026: 6 of 17 homes, among them Victorian Elderly Chinese Hostel, Holloway Aged Care Services 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
The staffing rating is one star, the lowest possible, at Embracia Moonee Valley, so ask that home how many registered nurses are rostered at night and at weekends.
Cyril Jewell House is government-run (by Melbourne Health), one of only 13 government-run homes in Greater Melbourne.
Residents gave Holloway Aged Care Services five stars in the government's Residents' Experience Survey, a score only 13 homes in Greater Melbourne received.
Registered nurse minutes, a target separate from total care minutes, were below target at Wintringham McLean Lodge Hostel and Embracia Moonee Valley in January to March 2026, which matters most if your family member has complex nursing needs.
Victorian Elderly Chinese Hostel, Holloway Aged Care Services, Churches of Christ Arcadia Aged Care Service, Keilor East Manor Care Community, Embracia Moonee Valley and one other delivered fewer care minutes than their target in January to March 2026; the other 11 homes with figures met theirs.
Neighbouring council areas
Moonee Valley 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 |
| Merri-bek | 18 | 63% | 6 of 16 |
| Brimbank | 16 | 93% | 2 of 15 |
| City of Melbourne | 6 | 83% | 0 of 6 |
Of these, Merri-bek has the most homes (18), while Maribyrnong has the highest share with four or five stars (100%).
Help finding a home here
We work in Moonee Valley in person, starting with the 17 homes here and, if the right room is not free, nearby Maribyrnong and Merri-bek.
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 Moonee Valley?
The August 2026 Star Ratings data lists 17 residential aged care homes in Moonee Valley, with 1,357 places between them, in Avondale Heights (4), Keilor East (4), Essendon (3), Flemington (2), Moonee Ponds (2), Aberfeldie and Ascot Vale.
Which aged care homes in Moonee Valley have the highest Star Ratings?
No home in Moonee Valley has five stars; among the four-star homes, Bolton Clarke Trevi Court, Cyril Jewell House and Doutta Galla Queens Park Aged Care Facility have the highest combined sub-ratings.
Which homes in Moonee Valley are below their care minutes target?
In January to March 2026, Victorian Elderly Chinese Hostel, Holloway Aged Care Services, Churches of Christ Arcadia Aged Care Service, Keilor East Manor Care Community, Embracia Moonee Valley and Avondale Heights 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 Moonee Valley?
Ten of the 17 homes are not-for-profit, six are for-profit and one is government-run. The operators with more than one home here are Doutta Galla Aged Services (2), DPG Services (2) and Wintringham (2).
Tell us what's happening
Tell us what is happening and where in Moonee Valley 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.