Aged care homes near Altona North, side by side
4 homes near Altona North. All publish room prices, read from each operator's own page.
Rooms start lowest at Altona Gardens Care Community, from $400k; the highest top price is $850k at Calvary Trugo Place.
Paid as a daily payment instead, rooms start at $93.26 a day at Altona Gardens Care Community and $151.55 a day at Calvary Trugo Place.
The cheapest single room with its own ensuite is $520,000 (Classic) at Altona Gardens Care Community.
1 home has a dedicated dementia area: Altona Gardens Care Community.
Prices checked 7 Nov 2026 on each operator's page. Homes and places from the government's list of 30 June 2026. Rebuilt every week from the newest data.
- Lowest room price
- $400k
- Altona Gardens Care Community
- Highest room price
- $850k
- Calvary Trugo Place
- Lowest daily payment
- $93.26 a day
- Altona Gardens Care Community
- Cheapest single with ensuite
- $520k
- Altona Gardens Care Community
Lowest marks the lowest price in a row; Nearest and Quickest do the same for distances and travel. Swipe the table sideways to see every home.
Altona Gardens Care CommunityAltona North VIC $400k to $575k Read by AI |
mecwacare Squires PlaceAltona North VIC $525k to $775k Read by AI |
Calvary Trugo PlaceNewport VIC $650k to $850k Read by AI |
Sunshine Gardens Care CommunitySunshine VIC $625k Read by AI |
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| Costs | ||||
| Room pricerefundable lump sum (RAD) | Lowest$400,000 to $575,000 | $525,000 to $775,000 | $650,000 to $850,000 | $625,000 |
| Daily payment insteadfor the room, instead of the lump sum | Lowest$93.26 to $134.06 a day | $122.40 to $180.69 a day | $151.55 to $198.18 a day | $145.72 a day |
| Each month, cheapest roomall by daily payment, plus fees | Lowest$4,933 to $8,936 with the most the means test adds Work it out | $5,820 to $9,822 with the most the means test adds Work it out | $6,706 to $10,709 with the most the means test adds Work it out | $6,529 to $10,532 with the most the means test adds Work it out |
| Price list date | No date on the page checked 7 Nov 2026 | Prices from 1 Oct 2026 checked 7 Nov 2026 | Prices from 1 Oct 2026 checked 7 Nov 2026 | No date on the page checked 7 Nov 2026 |
| Where the prices come from | Operator's price page | Operator's price page | Operator's price page | Operator's price page |
| Rooms | ||||
| Cheapest single room with its own ensuite | Lowest$520,000 or $121.24 a day Classic The home's page: Type: Single Size: 13-15m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
$525,000 or $122.40 a day Single room with private ensuite | $650,000 or $151.55 a day Single room with private ensuite | $625,000 or $145.72 a day Classic The home's page: Sunshine Gardens features modern single rooms with private ensuites |
| Cheapest single room | Lowest$520,000 or $121.24 a day Classic The home's page: Type: Single Size: 13-15m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
$525,000 or $122.40 a day Single room with private ensuite | $650,000 or $151.55 a day Single room with private ensuite | $625,000 or $145.72 a day Classic The home's page: Sunshine Gardens features modern single rooms with private ensuites |
| Cheapest shared room | $400,000 or $93.26 a day Classic Companion The home's page: Type: Companion Size: 24-25m2 2 Beds Ensuite |
The price list has no room named as shared. | The price list has no room named as shared. | The price list has no room named as shared. |
| Room types on the price list | 3 2 single, 1 shared, 0 name does not say | 5 5 single, 0 shared, 0 name does not say | 4 4 single, 0 shared, 0 name does not say | 1 1 single, 0 shared, 0 name does not say |
| Rooms by lump sum | Under $500k1 $500k to $749k2 $750k and over0 |
Under $500k0 $500k to $749k4 $750k and over1 |
Under $500k0 $500k to $749k1 $750k and over3 |
Under $500k0 $500k to $749k1 $750k and over0 |
| Bathrooms | Some rooms have their own ensuite, some share | Every room listed has its own ensuite | Every room listed has its own ensuite | Every room listed has its own ensuite |
| Care and specialties | ||||
| Dementia care | A dedicated dementia area: Memory Care Neighbourhood | Cares for people living with dementia; no separate unit mentioned | Cares for people living with dementia; no separate unit mentioned | Cares for people living with dementia; no separate unit mentioned |
| Languages and culturesnamed on the home's website | None named | None named | None named | None named |
| Places | 62 | 72 | 120 | 90 |
| Run by | Opal HealthCare Private company | mecwacare Community organisation | Calvary Charity | Opal HealthCare Private company |
| In briefwritten by AI from our facts | Altona Gardens Care Community is an aged care home in a major city at Altona North in the Hobsons Bay council area, Victoria. The home has 62 places and is run by Opal HealthCare, a private company. Opal HealthCare publishes its room prices. | mecwacarecare Squires Place is in Altona North, in a major city, and has 72 places. | Calvary Trugo Place is in Newport, in a major city. It is run by Calvary, a charity, and has 120 places. | Sunshine Gardens Care Community is run by Opal HealthCare, a private company. It is in Sunshine, in a major city, and has 90 places. The operator publishes its room prices. |
| Facilities | ||||
| Photos from the operator | 3 photos | 3 photos | 3 photos | 3 photos |
| Outdoorsseen in the operator's photos | A courtyard, garden beds, a lawn and outdoor seating | Outdoor seating | Garden beds and a lawn | A courtyard, garden beds, a lawn and outdoor seating |
| Shared spacesseen in the operator's photos | A dining room and a lounge | A dining room, a hair salon and a lounge | A cafe or kiosk, a cinema room, a library and a lounge | A dining room |
| Rooms and outlookseen in the operator's photos | Not in the photos we read | Not in the photos we read | Not in the photos we read | Not in the photos we read |
| Everyday life and visiting | ||||
| Nearest supermarketas recorded in OpenStreetMap | Nearest9 min walk 3 within 1 km | 11 min walk 3 within 1 km | 1.4 km none recorded within 1 km | 12 min walk 8 within 1 km |
| Nearest pharmacyas recorded in OpenStreetMap | Nearest9 min walk 2 within 1 km | 10 min walk 5 within 1 km | 11 min walk 2 within 1 km | 12 min walk 5 within 1 km |
| Nearest GP or clinicas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 18 min walk none recorded within 1 km | 12 min walk 1 within 1 km | 7 min walk 2 within 1 km | Nearest6 min walk 9 within 1 km |
| Public transport from the citydoor to door, weekday and Sunday | 52 min 53 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall | 48 min 53 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall | 44 min 46 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall | Quickest37 min 38 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall |
| Visiting and carein the operator's words | Pets case by case; outings offered; registered nurse on site 24/7. | Registered nurses mentioned (hours not stated). | Outings offered. | A private family dining room; outings offered; registered nurse on site 24/7. |
Nearby places from OpenStreetMap; public transport from the state timetables. Credits and licences are at the foot of this page. | ||||
| Quality and licence status | ||||
| Official recordsstar rating, care minutes, audits | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Altona Gardens Care Community" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "mecwacare Squires Place" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Calvary Trugo Place" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Sunshine Gardens Care Community" |
We hold star ratings, care minutes and Commission records but may not show them until their publishers agree, so each home links to its official pages instead. | ||||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | 03 8325 7600 | 03 9392 5678 | 1800 527 272 operator's central line | 03 8311 8888 |
| Address | 28-30 Rymill Court, Altona North 3025 | 375-379 Mason Street, Altona North 3025 | 120 Mason Street, Newport 3015 | 40 Anderson Road, Sunshine 3020 |
| Ask about a room | Enquire | Enquire | Enquire | Enquire |
Every row reads the same for these homes.
Prices are each operator's published maximum room prices; a home may agree a lower price, and some rooms are set aside for people with low means. Rooms are lined up by the words in their own names: how we line them up. Want different homes? Use Add to compare on any home's page and build your own.
Questions families ask
Which of these homes in Altona North has the lowest room price?
Altona Gardens Care Community: its rooms start at $400k as a refundable lump sum (RAD). Room prices are each operator's published maximum; a home may agree a lower price.
Do I have to pay the room price as a lump sum?
No. Each room has one price, paid as a refundable lump sum (RAD), as a daily payment (DAP), or part of each. From November 2025 a home keeps 2% a year of a lump sum for up to five years.
Is the room price all I pay?
No. The basic daily fee and any means-tested fees are on top. The monthly row in the table adds them for the cheapest room at each home.
How up to date are these prices?
We read each operator's own price page and checked these between 7 Nov 2026 and 7 Nov 2026. They are re-read every week; the operator's page is the final word.