By phone and video
Aged care placement on the Sunshine Coast
We help families on the Sunshine Coast by phone and video from Melbourne, so we do not come on tours here: we brief you before each visit and debrief after it.
Our records cover 16 homes on the Sunshine Coast, run by 14 operators, from Maroochydore to Warana.
Who can help find an aged care home on the Sunshine Coast?
My Aged Care (Australian Government, free, 1800 200 422) arranges the assessment and lists every home on the Sunshine Coast, including St Vincent’s Care Services Maroochydore and Carramar Aged Care, the highest rated of the 16 in our records. Our full placement outside Melbourne ($1,450) does the ringing around for you by phone and video.
How remote placement works
- Everything in the Melbourne placement, by phone and video
- A briefing before each tour and a debrief after it (you or a relative attend in person)
- Video tours arranged where homes offer them
Not included: in-person tours; financial advice; legal advice.
Queensland does not use daylight saving, so the Sunshine Coast is on Melbourne time from April to October and an hour behind from October to April, and we set call times around that.
Homes on the Sunshine Coast in our records
This is not every home on the Sunshine Coast, only the 16 in our directory; My Aged Care's find a provider search lists them all.
Sorted by overall Star Rating, with St Vincent’s Care Services Maroochydore and Carramar Aged Care first, and Arcare Maroochydore, Blue Care Caloundra Aged Care Facility and nine others without a dated rating in our records.
| Home | Suburb | Overall | Residents' experience | Compliance | Staffing | Quality measures | Provider type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent’s Care Services Maroochydore | Maroochydore | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| Carramar Aged Care | Tewantin | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| Southern Cross Care Facility Caloundra | Little Mountain | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| Kawana Waters Care Community | Birtinya | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | For-profit | |
| TriCare Kawana Waters Aged Care Residence | Warana | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | For-profit | |
| Arcare Maroochydore | Maroochydore | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | For-profit |
| Blue Care Caloundra Aged Care Facility | Caloundra | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| Bolton Clarke Buderim Views | Buderim | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| Caloundra Place Care Community | Dicky Beach | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | For-profit |
| Coolum Beach | Not listed | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| Glenbrook | Nambour | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Government |
| Nambour | Not listed | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | For-profit |
| Palmwoods | Not listed | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| Regis Kuluin | Kuluin | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | For-profit |
| Regis Maroochydore | Maroochydore | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | For-profit |
| Sunrise Beach | Not listed | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
In brief
- St Vincent’s Care Services Maroochydore, Maroochydore: 4 stars overall, 135 places, not-for-profit (faith-based), run by St Vincent’s Care Services.
- Carramar Aged Care, Tewantin: 4 stars overall, 175 places, not-for-profit (community), run by NoosaCare.
- Southern Cross Care Facility Caloundra, Little Mountain: 4 stars overall, 103 places, not-for-profit (faith-based), run by Southern Cross Care (QLD).
- Kawana Waters Care Community, Birtinya: 4 stars overall, 151 places, for-profit (privately owned), run by DPG Services.
- TriCare Kawana Waters Aged Care Residence, Warana: 3 stars overall, 162 places, for-profit (privately owned), run by TriCare Roche Aged Care Ptd.
- Arcare Maroochydore, Maroochydore: no dated rating in our records, 90 places, for-profit (privately owned), run by Arcare.
- Blue Care Caloundra Aged Care Facility, Caloundra: no dated rating in our records, 114 places, not-for-profit (faith-based), run by The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.).
- Bolton Clarke Buderim Views, Buderim: no dated rating in our records, not-for-profit (community).
- Caloundra Place Care Community, Dicky Beach: no dated rating in our records, for-profit (privately owned).
- Coolum Beach: no dated rating in our records, 50 places, not-for-profit (community), run by Coolum Beach Care Centre.
- Glenbrook, Nambour: no dated rating in our records, 28 places, government, run by Queensland Health.
- Nambour: no dated rating in our records, for-profit (privately owned), run by Nambour Gardens Care Community.
- Palmwoods: no dated rating in our records, 71 places, not-for-profit (community), run by Palmwoods Care Centre.
- Regis Kuluin, Kuluin: no dated rating in our records, 120 places, for-profit (ASX-listed), run by Regis.
- Regis Maroochydore, Maroochydore: no dated rating in our records, 68 places, for-profit (ASX-listed), run by Regis.
- Sunrise Beach: no dated rating in our records, 102 places, not-for-profit (faith-based), run by The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.).
Star Ratings are published by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Shown as published in February 2026; they may have changed since. See the current rating on My Aged Care.
Who runs the homes
- Regis: Regis Kuluin (Kuluin) and Regis Maroochydore (Maroochydore).
- The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.): Blue Care Caloundra Aged Care Facility (Caloundra) and Sunrise Beach.
The other twelve homes each belong to a different operator, among them Arcare, Bolton Clarke Buderim Views, Caloundra Place Care Community and Coolum Beach Care Centre.
The Sunshine Coast in our data
- 16 homes on the Sunshine Coast in our directory, with 1,369 places among the 13 with a known size, from Carramar Aged Care (175) down to Glenbrook (28).
- 4 of 5 rated homes (80%) have four or five stars overall, led by St Vincent’s Care Services Maroochydore.
- 8 not-for-profit (such as St Vincent’s Care Services and NoosaCare), 7 for-profit (such as DPG Services and TriCare Roche Aged Care Ptd) and 1 government-run.
- Suburbs in our list: Maroochydore, Birtinya, Buderim, Caloundra, Dicky Beach, Kuluin, Little Mountain and Nambour and 2 more.
Sources: our directory records, built from public provider listings and the Star Ratings published by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (dates as shown). The Department's current Star Ratings extract and My Aged Care hold the latest figures. How we check our facts.
Worth knowing here
Our records hold an overall Star Rating for only 5 of the 16 Sunshine Coast homes listed here, so check the rest on My Aged Care before you shortlist.
The Sunshine Coast ratings in our records were published in February 2026; the Department republishes Star Ratings every quarter, so check the current figures before you visit.
Eleven of the 16 homes on the Sunshine Coast have no dated overall rating in our records (Arcare Maroochydore, Blue Care Caloundra Aged Care Facility, Bolton Clarke Buderim Views, Caloundra Place Care Community and seven others), so look up the current rating on My Aged Care before you shortlist them.
Two of the homes on the Sunshine Coast in our records belong to ASX-listed operators: Regis Kuluin and Regis Maroochydore.
Four are run by faith-based not-for-profit organisations, including St Vincent’s Care Services, Southern Cross Care (QLD) and The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.).
More on Sunshine Coast
See every Sunshine Coast home we track and aged care costs on the Sunshine Coast.
Help finding a home here
We start with the homes on the Sunshine Coast that fit the care needed and the budget, from St Vincent’s Care Services Maroochydore down, and ring them for a suitable room, checking current ratings on My Aged Care for the eleven without a dated rating in our records.
Our full placement outside Melbourne costs $1,450 including GST, paid by the family (how payment works).
If a hospital wants a discharge date, the urgent version costs $1,750 outside Melbourne and starts within one business day.
Questions families ask
Is this every aged care home on the Sunshine Coast?
No. We hold records for 16 homes on the Sunshine Coast, in suburbs including Maroochydore, Birtinya, Buderim, Caloundra and Dicky Beach, which is not all of them; My Aged Care lists every government-funded home.
Which aged care homes on the Sunshine Coast have the highest Star Ratings?
No home on the Sunshine Coast in our records has five stars; among the four-star homes, St Vincent’s Care Services Maroochydore, Carramar Aged Care and Southern Cross Care Facility Caloundra have the highest combined sub-ratings.
Who runs the aged care homes on the Sunshine Coast?
Eight of the 16 homes in our records are not-for-profit and seven for-profit, with one government-run; the operators with more than one home are Regis (2) and The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.) (2).
Who can help if we have a problem with a home on the Sunshine Coast?
Aged and Disability Advocacy Australia (ADA Australia) on 1800 818 338 gives free, independent advocacy in Queensland, and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission takes complaints on 1800 951 822; neither is connected to us.
Tell us what's happening
Tell us what is happening and where on the Sunshine Coast you are looking. We will call or video 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.