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Aged care placement in the Yarra Ranges
There are 13 residential aged care homes in the Yarra Ranges, from Kilsyth to Yarra Junction.
Who can help find an aged care home in the Yarra Ranges?
My Aged Care (Australian Government, free, 1800 200 422) arranges the assessment and lists all 13 homes in the Yarra Ranges, of which Monda Lodge Hostel is rated 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 the Yarra Ranges
Sorted by overall Star Rating, with Monda Lodge Hostel and Mercy Place Boronia at the top.
| Home | Suburb | Overall | Residents' experience | Compliance | Staffing | Quality measures | Care minutes (target) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monda Lodge Hostel | Healesville | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 252 (157) | |
| Mercy Place Boronia | Montrose | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 217 (213) | |
| MiCare Overbeek Lodge | Kilsyth | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 197 (196) | |
| Bolton Clarke Lilydale | Lilydale | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 207 (204) | |
| Estia Health Yarra Valley | Yarra Junction | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 213 (212) | |
| AdventCare Yarra Ranges | Warburton | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 210 (213)Below | |
| MiCare Margriet Manor | Kilsyth | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 211 (209) | |
| Walmsley Aged Care | Kilsyth | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 217 (211) | |
| Kirkbrae Kilsyth Nursing Home | Kilsyth | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 209 (204) | |
| Estia Health Healesville | Healesville | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 222 (215) | |
| Mercy Place Montrose | Montrose | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 200 (211)Below | |
| Holmwood Aged Care | Healesville | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 190 (212)Below | |
| Mooroolbark Manor Care Community | Mooroolbark | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 207 (224)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
- Kilsyth: four homes with 330 places, led by MiCare Overbeek Lodge (4 stars); all with figures meet their care minutes target.
- Healesville: three homes with 250 places, led by Monda Lodge Hostel (5 stars); one below its care minutes target.
- Montrose: two homes with 167 places, led by Mercy Place Boronia (4 stars); one below its care minutes target.
- Lilydale: Bolton Clarke Lilydale, 4 stars overall.
- Mooroolbark: Mooroolbark Manor Care Community, 3 stars overall, 75 places, below its care minutes target.
- Warburton: AdventCare Yarra Ranges, 4 stars overall, 42 places, below its care minutes target.
- Yarra Junction: Estia Health Yarra Valley, 4 stars overall, 100 places.
The Yarra Ranges in numbers
- 13 homes with 964 places between them, from Mercy Place Montrose (124) down to Monda Lodge Hostel (30); one home without a published place count.
- 62% of rated homes have four or five stars overall, close to the Greater Melbourne figure of 68%.
- A mix of operators: 7 not-for-profit (such as Mercy Aged and Community Care and MiCare) and 5 for-profit (such as Estia Investments and Australian Unity Care Services) and one government-run.
- Below their care minutes target in January to March 2026: 4 of 13 homes, among them AdventCare Yarra Ranges, Mercy Place Montrose and two 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 Yarra Ranges has one home rated five stars overall, Monda Lodge Hostel, out of only 9 across Greater Melbourne's 407 rated homes.
The homes are far apart: AdventCare Yarra Ranges in Warburton and Walmsley Aged Care in Kilsyth are about 35 km apart in a straight line, so settle early on which end of the Yarra Ranges suits the family who will visit most.
The staffing rating is one star, the lowest possible, at Mercy Place Montrose, so ask that home how many registered nurses are rostered at night and at weekends.
Monda Lodge Hostel is government-run (by Eastern Health), one of only 13 government-run homes in Greater Melbourne.
Residents gave Monda Lodge Hostel five stars in the government's Residents' Experience Survey, a score only 13 homes in Greater Melbourne received.
Neighbouring council areas
The Yarra Ranges 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maroondah | 14 | 83% | 6 of 13 |
| Knox | 21 | 88% | 7 of 18 |
| Manningham | 20 | 55% | 6 of 20 |
| Nillumbik | 6 | 50% | 2 of 6 |
Of these, Knox has both the most homes (21) and the highest share with four or five stars (88%).
Help finding a home here
We work in the Yarra Ranges in person, starting with the 13 homes here and, if the right room is not free, nearby Maroondah and Knox.
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 the Yarra Ranges?
The August 2026 Star Ratings data lists 13 residential aged care homes in the Yarra Ranges, with 964 places between them, in Kilsyth (4), Healesville (3), Montrose (2), Lilydale, Mooroolbark, Warburton and Yarra Junction.
Are there five-star aged care homes in the Yarra Ranges?
Monda Lodge Hostel is rated five stars overall in the Yarra Ranges. Among the four-star homes, Mercy Place Boronia and MiCare Overbeek Lodge have the highest combined sub-ratings.
Which homes in the Yarra Ranges are below their care minutes target?
In January to March 2026, AdventCare Yarra Ranges, Mercy Place Montrose, Holmwood Aged Care and Mooroolbark Manor 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 the Yarra Ranges?
Seven of the 13 homes are not-for-profit, five are for-profit and one is government-run. The operators with more than one home here are Estia Investments (2), Mercy Aged and Community Care (2) and MiCare (2).
Tell us what's happening
Tell us what is happening and where in the Yarra Ranges 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.