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Aged care placement in Whittlesea
There are 15 residential aged care homes in Whittlesea, from Epping to Lalor.
Who can help find an aged care home in Whittlesea?
My Aged Care (Australian Government, free, 1800 200 422) arranges the assessment and lists all 15 homes in Whittlesea, 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 Whittlesea
Sorted by overall Star Rating, with Estia Health Epping VIC and Estia Health Plenty Valley at the top and Bethel Aged Care not yet rated.
| Home | Suburb | Overall | Residents' experience | Compliance | Staffing | Quality measures | Care minutes (target) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estia Health Epping VIC | Epping | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 232 (227) | |
| Estia Health Plenty Valley | South Morang | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 225 (225) | |
| Grace Of Mary Greek Cypriot Elderly Hostel | Epping | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 215 (213) | |
| Arcare Epping | Epping | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 223 (222) | |
| Epping Meadows Care Community | Epping | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 240 (233) | |
| Estia Health South Morang | South Morang | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 218 (219)Below | |
| Oxa Care | Epping | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 201 (202)Below | |
| San Carlo Homes for the Aged | South Morang | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 222 (213) | |
| Whittlesea Lodge | Whittlesea | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 192 (210)Below | |
| Baptcare Wattle Grove Community | Lalor | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 221 (220) | |
| Aeralife Northpoint | Epping | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 222 (221) | |
| Sunlight Residential Aged Care | Whittlesea | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 193 (221)Below | |
| Bupa South Morang | South Morang | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 231 (232)Below | |
| Mill Park Glades Care Community | Mill Park | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 209 (226)Below | |
| Bethel Aged Care | Mill Park | 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
- Epping: six homes with 743 places, led by Estia Health Epping VIC (4 stars); one below its care minutes target.
- South Morang: four homes with 395 places, led by Estia Health Plenty Valley (4 stars); two below their care minutes target.
- Mill Park: two homes with 211 places, led by Mill Park Glades Care Community (3 stars); one below its care minutes target.
- Whittlesea: two homes with 254 places, led by Whittlesea Lodge (4 stars); two below their care minutes target.
- Lalor: Baptcare Wattle Grove Community, 3 stars overall, 120 places.
Whittlesea in numbers
- 15 homes with 1,723 places between them, from Oxa Care (240) down to Grace Of Mary Greek Cypriot Elderly Hostel (42).
- 64% of rated homes have four or five stars overall, close to the Greater Melbourne figure of 68%.
- Mostly for-profit: 3 not-for-profit (such as The Community of Cypriots of the Northern Suburbs of Melbourne and San Carlo Homes for the Aged) and 12 for-profit (such as Estia Investments and Arcare).
- Below their care minutes target in January to March 2026: 6 of 14 homes, among them Estia Health South Morang, Oxa Care 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 Sunlight Residential Aged Care and Mill Park Glades Care Community, so ask those homes how many registered nurses are rostered at night and at weekends.
For-profit companies such as Estia Investments, Arcare and DPG Services run 12 of the 15 homes in Whittlesea, 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.
The homes are far apart: Whittlesea Lodge in Whittlesea and Baptcare Wattle Grove Community in Lalor are about 20 km apart in a straight line, so settle early on which end of Whittlesea suits the family who will visit most.
Quality measures (falls, pressure injuries, unplanned weight loss and medication) are rated one star at Aeralife Northpoint and Bupa South Morang, so ask what each is doing about the measure that pulled its rating down.
Residents gave Grace Of Mary Greek Cypriot Elderly Hostel five stars in the government's Residents' Experience Survey, a score only 13 homes in Greater Melbourne received.
Neighbouring council areas
Whittlesea is in the Northern Metro planning region (seven council areas, 86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nillumbik | 6 | 50% | 2 of 6 |
| Banyule | 13 | 54% | 4 of 13 |
| Darebin | 18 | 63% | 5 of 17 |
| Merri-bek | 18 | 63% | 6 of 16 |
Of these, Darebin has both the most homes (18) and the highest share with four or five stars (63%).
Help finding a home here
We work in Whittlesea in person, starting with the 15 homes here and, if the right room is not free, nearby Nillumbik and Banyule.
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 Whittlesea?
The August 2026 Star Ratings data lists 15 residential aged care homes in Whittlesea, with 1,723 places between them, in Epping (6), South Morang (4), Mill Park (2), Whittlesea (2) and Lalor.
Which aged care homes in Whittlesea have the highest Star Ratings?
No home in Whittlesea has five stars; among the four-star homes, Estia Health Epping VIC, Estia Health Plenty Valley and Grace Of Mary Greek Cypriot Elderly Hostel have the highest combined sub-ratings.
Which homes in Whittlesea are below their care minutes target?
In January to March 2026, Estia Health South Morang, Oxa Care, Whittlesea Lodge, Sunlight Residential Aged Care, Bupa South Morang and Mill Park Glades 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 Whittlesea?
Three of the 15 homes are not-for-profit, twelve are for-profit. The operators with more than one home here are DPG Services (3) and Estia Health (3).
Tell us what's happening
Tell us what is happening and where in Whittlesea 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.