Aged care homes in Ballarat with a dementia area
4 homes in Ballarat with a dementia area. 2 publish room prices, read from each operator's own page.
Rooms start lowest at Estia Health Mount Clear, from $590k; the highest top price is $789k at Nazareth House Ballarat.
Paid as a daily payment instead, rooms start at $137.56 a day at Estia Health Mount Clear and $183.96 a day at Nazareth House Ballarat.
The cheapest single room with its own ensuite is $590,000 (Classic Suite) at Estia Health Mount Clear.
Prices checked 7 Nov 2026 to 9 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
- $590k
- Estia Health Mount Clear
- Highest room price
- $789k
- Nazareth House Ballarat
- Lowest daily payment
- $137.56 a day
- Estia Health Mount Clear
- Cheapest single with ensuite
- $590k
- Estia Health Mount Clear
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.
Nazareth House BallaratBallarat VIC $789k Read by AI |
Estia Health Mount ClearMount Clear VIC $590k to $615k Read by AI |
Jack Lonsdale LodgeSebastopol VIC Ask the operator for prices |
Eureka Village HostelBallarat East VIC Ask the operator for prices |
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| Costs | ||||
| Room pricerefundable lump sum (RAD) | $789,000 | Lowest$590,000 to $615,000 | Ask the operator for pricesOperator's page | Ask the operator for pricesOperator's page |
| Daily payment insteadfor the room, instead of the lump sum | $183.96 a day | Lowest$137.56 to $143.39 a day | Ask the operator | Ask the operator |
| Each month, cheapest roomall by daily payment, plus fees | $7,692 to $11,695 with the most the means test adds Work it out | Lowest$6,281 to $10,284 with the most the means test adds Work it out | Needs a room price | Needs a room price |
| Price list date | No date on the page checked 9 Nov 2026 | No date on the page checked 7 Nov 2026 | None read | None read |
| Where the prices come from | Operator's price page | Operator's price page | Operator's website | Operator's website |
| Rooms | ||||
| Cheapest single room with its own ensuite | $789,000 or $183.96 a day Single Room with Private Bathroom | Lowest$590,000 or $137.56 a day Classic Suite The home's page: Single room Private ensuite |
Ask the operator | Ask the operator |
| Cheapest single room | $789,000 or $183.96 a day Single Room with Private Bathroom | Lowest$590,000 or $137.56 a day Classic Suite The home's page: Single room Private ensuite |
Ask the operator | Ask the operator |
| Cheapest shared room | The price list has no room named as shared. | The price list has no room named as shared. | Ask the operator | Ask the operator |
| Room types on the price list | 1 1 single, 0 shared, 0 name does not say | 2 2 single, 0 shared, 0 name does not say | None published that we could read | None published that we could read |
| Rooms by lump sum | Under $500k0 $500k to $749k0 $750k and over1 |
Under $500k0 $500k to $749k2 $750k and over0 |
Ask the operator | Ask the operator |
| Bathrooms | Every room listed has its own ensuite | Every room listed has its own ensuite | Some rooms have their own ensuite, some share | Every room listed has its own ensuite |
| Care and specialties | ||||
| Dementia care | A dedicated dementia area: Secure Dementia & Memory Support Unit | A dedicated dementia area: Memory Support Unit | A dedicated dementia area: Memory Support house | A dedicated dementia area: memory support unit |
| Languages and culturesnamed on the home's website | None named | None named | None named | None named |
| Places | 145 | 120 | 60 | 45 |
| Run by | Nazareth Care Religious organisation | Estia Health Private company | Grampians Health State government | Grampians Health State government |
| In briefwritten by AI from our facts | Nazareth House Ballarat is a residential aged care home in Ballarat, a regional area of Victoria. It is run by Nazareth Care, a church-based organisation, and has 145 places. | Estia Health Mount Clear is in Mount Clear, a regional area, and has 120 places. It is operated by Estia Health, a private company, and the operator publishes its room prices. | Jack Lonsdale Lodge is a residential aged care home in Sebastopol, in the Ballarat council area of Victoria, a regional area. The home has 60 beds and is run by Grampians Health, which is part of the state government. Families should ask the operator for room prices. | Eureka Village Hostel is in Ballarat East, in a regional area. It is operated by Grampians Health, the state government, has 45 places, and families should ask the operator for prices. |
| Facilities | ||||
| Photos from the operator | 1 photo | 3 photos | None yet | None yet |
| Outdoorsseen in the operator's photos | Garden beds and a lawn | Garden beds, outdoor seating and a paved terrace | No photos read yet | No photos read yet |
| Shared spacesseen in the operator's photos | Not in the photos we read | A dining room, a hair salon and a lounge | No photos read yet | No photos read yet |
| Rooms and outlookseen in the operator's photos | Not in the photos we read | Large windows | No photos read yet | No photos read yet |
| Everyday life and visiting | ||||
| Nearest supermarketas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 11 min walk 2 within 1 km | Nearest5 min walk 1 within 1 km | 10 min walk 1 within 1 km | 6 min walk 1 within 1 km |
| Nearest pharmacyas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 10 min walk 4 within 1 km | Nearest5 min walk 1 within 1 km | 1.6 km none recorded within 1 km | 6 min walk 1 within 1 km |
| Nearest GP or clinicas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 13 min walk 1 within 1 km | Nearest4 min walk 1 within 1 km | 2.4 km none recorded within 1 km | 3.1 km none recorded within 1 km |
| Public transport from the citydoor to door, weekday and Sunday | Quickest146 min 146 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall | 162 min from Melbourne Town Hall | 167 min 157 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall | 156 min 165 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall |
| Visiting and carein the operator's words | Outings offered. | Nursing or care staff 24/7 (registered nurse not stated). | Residents can keep their own GP; registered nurse on site 24/7. | Residents can keep their own GP; family can share meals; 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 "Nazareth House Ballarat" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Estia Health Mount Clear" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Jack Lonsdale Lodge" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Eureka Village Hostel" |
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 | 1300 629 273 operator's central line | 03 5330 3107 | My Aged Care 1800 200 422 | My Aged Care 1800 200 422 |
| Address | 218 Mill Street, Ballarat 3350 | 112-114 Whitehorse Road, Mount Clear 3350 | 232 Spencer Street, Sebastopol 3356 | 16-40 Balmoral Drive, Ballarat East 3350 |
| 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 Ballarat has the lowest room price?
Estia Health Mount Clear: its rooms start at $590k 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 9 Nov 2026. They are re-read every week; the operator's page is the final word.