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Aged care placement in Stonnington
There are eleven residential aged care homes in Stonnington, from Malvern East to Windsor.
Who can help find an aged care home in Stonnington?
My Aged Care (Australian Government, free, 1800 200 422) arranges the assessment and lists all eleven homes in Stonnington, nine 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 Stonnington
Sorted by overall Star Rating, with mecwacare Noel Miller Centre and Villa Maria Catholic Homes O'Neill Aged Care Residence at the top.
| Home | Suburb | Overall | Residents' experience | Compliance | Staffing | Quality measures | Care minutes (target) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mecwacare Noel Miller Centre | Glen Iris | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 227 (208) | |
| Villa Maria Catholic Homes O'Neill Aged Care Residence | Prahran | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 306 (224) | |
| Arcare Nirvana Avenue | Malvern East | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 220 (219) | |
| mecwacare Malvern Centre | Malvern | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 210 (207) | |
| Arcare Malvern East | Malvern East | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 221 (220) | |
| mecwacare Trescowthick Centre | Prahran | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 212 (211) | |
| Regis Armadale | Armadale | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 233 (228) | |
| Arcare Parkview Malvern East | Malvern East | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 213 (211) | |
| Bupa Windsor | Windsor | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 212 (210) | |
| Malvern East Horizons Care Community | Malvern East | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 204 (219)Below | |
| Regis East Malvern | Malvern East | 2 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 218 (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
- Malvern East: five homes with 458 places, led by Arcare Nirvana Avenue (4 stars); two below their care minutes target.
- Prahran: two homes with 82 places, led by Villa Maria Catholic Homes O'Neill Aged Care Residence (4 stars); all with figures meet their care minutes target.
- Armadale: Regis Armadale, 4 stars overall, 83 places.
- Glen Iris: mecwacare Noel Miller Centre, 4 stars overall, 138 places.
- Malvern: mecwacare Malvern Centre, 4 stars overall, 108 places.
- Windsor: Bupa Windsor, 4 stars overall, 41 places.
Stonnington in numbers
- 11 homes with 910 places between them, from Regis East Malvern (155) down to Villa Maria Catholic Homes O'Neill Aged Care Residence (22).
- 82% of rated homes have four or five stars overall, ahead of the Greater Melbourne figure of 68%.
- Mostly for-profit: 4 not-for-profit (such as mecwacare Noel Miller Centre and Villa Maria Catholic Homes) and 7 for-profit (such as Arcare and Regis Aged Care).
- Below their care minutes target in January to March 2026: 2 of 11 homes, among them Malvern East Horizons Care Community and Regis East Malvern (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 Regis East Malvern, so on a visit ask to speak with a resident or a family member without staff present.
Five of the 11 homes are in Malvern East alone, so if Malvern East is not where you want to be, the choice in Stonnington narrows to six homes.
One operator, Arcare, runs 3 of the 11 homes in Stonnington (Arcare Nirvana Avenue (Malvern East), Arcare Malvern East (Malvern East) and Arcare Parkview Malvern East (Malvern East)), so if you are weighing several of them, ask what is decided locally and what is set by the group.
Malvern East Horizons Care Community and Regis East Malvern delivered fewer care minutes than their target in January to March 2026; the other 9 homes with figures met theirs.
On clinical quality measures (falls, pressure injuries and weight loss), mecwacare Noel Miller Centre and mecwacare Malvern Centre score the top rating of five.
Neighbouring council areas
Stonnington is in the Southern Metro planning region (ten council areas, 147 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Eira | 15 | 73% | 4 of 15 |
| Boroondara | 26 | 72% | 9 of 26 |
| Port Phillip | 7 | 100% | 0 of 6 |
| Bayside | 16 | 69% | 7 of 16 |
Of these, Boroondara has the most homes (26), while Port Phillip has the highest share with four or five stars (100%).
Help finding a home here
We work in Stonnington in person, starting with the eleven homes here and, if the right room is not free, nearby Glen Eira and Boroondara.
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 Stonnington?
The August 2026 Star Ratings data lists eleven residential aged care homes in Stonnington, with 910 places between them, in Malvern East (5), Prahran (2), Armadale, Glen Iris, Malvern and Windsor.
Which aged care homes in Stonnington have the highest Star Ratings?
No home in Stonnington has five stars; among the four-star homes, mecwacare Noel Miller Centre, Villa Maria Catholic Homes O'Neill Aged Care Residence and Arcare Nirvana Avenue have the highest combined sub-ratings.
Which homes in Stonnington are below their care minutes target?
In January to March 2026, Malvern East Horizons Care Community and Regis East Malvern delivered fewer care minutes per resident than their government target, which feeds into their staffing Star Rating.
Who runs the aged care homes in Stonnington?
Four of the 11 homes are not-for-profit, seven are for-profit. The operators with more than one home here are Arcare (3), MECWA (2) and Regis Aged Care (2).
Tell us what's happening
Tell us what is happening and where in Stonnington 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.