In person, Greater Melbourne
Aged care placement in Whitehorse
There are 15 residential aged care homes in Whitehorse, from Blackburn South to Vermont.
Who can help find an aged care home in Whitehorse?
My Aged Care (Australian Government, free, 1800 200 422) arranges the assessment and lists all 15 homes in Whitehorse, eleven 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 Whitehorse
Sorted by overall Star Rating, with John Flynn Retirement Village and AdventCare Whitehorse at the top.
| Home | Suburb | Overall | Residents' experience | Compliance | Staffing | Quality measures | Care minutes (target) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Flynn Retirement Village | Burwood East | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 225 (213) | |
| AdventCare Whitehorse | Nunawading | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 229 (211) | |
| Arcare Surrey Hills | Surrey Hills | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 212 (210) | |
| Regis Inala Lodge | Blackburn South | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 244 (239) | |
| Uniting AgeWell Box Hill | Box Hill | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 223 (223) | |
| Uniting AgeWell Strathdon Community | Forest Hill | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 217 (217) | |
| Vermont Aged Care | Vermont | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 202 (203)Below | |
| Bolton Clarke Highwood Court | Burwood | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 219 (215) | |
| mecwacare Simon Price Centre | Mont Albert North | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 208 (194) | |
| Regis Blackburn | Blackburn | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 221 (221) | |
| Victoria Grange Residential Aged Care Facility | Vermont South | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 216 (219)Below | |
| Regis Alawarra Lodge | Blackburn South | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 218 (217) | |
| Box Hill Views Care Community | Box Hill | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 212 (224)Below | |
| Surrey Hills Gardens Care Community | Surrey Hills | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 213 (228)Below | |
| Vermont Views Care Community | Vermont South | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 208 (220)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
- Blackburn South: two homes with 189 places, led by Regis Inala Lodge (4 stars); all with figures meet their care minutes target.
- Box Hill: two homes with 337 places, led by Uniting AgeWell Box Hill (4 stars); one below its care minutes target.
- Surrey Hills: two homes with 156 places, led by Arcare Surrey Hills (4 stars); one below its care minutes target.
- Vermont South: two homes with 320 places, led by Victoria Grange Residential Aged Care Facility (4 stars); two below their care minutes target.
- Blackburn: Regis Blackburn, 4 stars overall, 202 places.
- Burwood: Bolton Clarke Highwood Court, 4 stars overall, 79 places.
- Burwood East: John Flynn Retirement Village, 4 stars overall, 114 places.
- Forest Hill: Uniting AgeWell Strathdon Community, 4 stars overall, 187 places.
- Mont Albert North: mecwacare Simon Price Centre, 4 stars overall, 103 places.
- Nunawading: AdventCare Whitehorse, 4 stars overall, 182 places.
- Vermont: Vermont Aged Care, 4 stars overall, 99 places, below its care minutes target.
Whitehorse in numbers
- 15 homes with 1,968 places between them, from Box Hill Views Care Community (217) down to Arcare Surrey Hills (52).
- 73% of rated homes have four or five stars overall, close to the Greater Melbourne figure of 68%.
- Mostly for-profit: 5 not-for-profit (such as Seventh-Day Adventist Aged Care (Victoria) and Uniting Agewell) and 10 for-profit (such as Ryman Aged Care (Australia) and Arcare).
- Below their care minutes target in January to March 2026: 5 of 15 homes, among them Vermont Aged Care, Victoria Grange Residential Aged Care Facility and three 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 Surrey Hills Gardens Care Community, so ask that home how many registered nurses are rostered at night and at weekends.
For-profit companies such as Ryman Aged Care (Australia), Arcare and Regis Aged Care run 10 of the 15 homes in Whitehorse, 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 Surrey Hills Gardens Care Community in January to March 2026, which matters most if your family member has complex nursing needs.
One operator, DPG Services, runs 3 of the 15 homes in Whitehorse (Box Hill Views Care Community (Box Hill), Surrey Hills Gardens Care Community (Surrey Hills) and Vermont Views Care Community (Vermont South)), so if you are weighing several of them, ask what is decided locally and what is set by the group.
Vermont Aged Care, Victoria Grange Residential Aged Care Facility, Box Hill Views Care Community, Surrey Hills Gardens Care Community and Vermont Views Care Community delivered fewer care minutes than their target in January to March 2026; the other 10 homes with figures met theirs.
Neighbouring council areas
Whitehorse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boroondara | 26 | 72% | 9 of 26 |
| Monash | 25 | 56% | 12 of 25 |
| Manningham | 20 | 55% | 6 of 20 |
| Stonnington | 11 | 82% | 2 of 11 |
Of these, Boroondara has the most homes (26), while Stonnington has the highest share with four or five stars (82%).
Help finding a home here
We work in Whitehorse in person, starting with the 15 homes here and, if the right room is not free, nearby Boroondara 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 Whitehorse?
The August 2026 Star Ratings data lists 15 residential aged care homes in Whitehorse, with 1,968 places between them, in Blackburn South (2), Box Hill (2), Surrey Hills (2), Vermont South (2), Blackburn, Burwood, Burwood East, Forest Hill, Mont Albert North, Nunawading and Vermont.
Which aged care homes in Whitehorse have the highest Star Ratings?
No home in Whitehorse has five stars; among the four-star homes, John Flynn Retirement Village, AdventCare Whitehorse and Arcare Surrey Hills have the highest combined sub-ratings.
Which homes in Whitehorse are below their care minutes target?
In January to March 2026, Vermont Aged Care, Victoria Grange Residential Aged Care Facility, Box Hill Views Care Community, Surrey Hills Gardens Care Community and Vermont Views 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 Whitehorse?
Five of the 15 homes are not-for-profit, ten are for-profit. The operators with more than one home here are DPG Services (3), Regis Aged Care (3) and Uniting Agewell (2).
Tell us what's happening
Tell us what is happening and where in Whitehorse 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.