Aged care homes in Banyule with a dementia area
3 homes in Banyule with a dementia area. All publish room prices, read from each operator's own page.
Rooms start lowest at Villa Maria Catholic Homes Bundoora Aged Care Residence, from $500k; the highest top price is $1.5m at Ivanhoe Grand Care Community.
Paid as a daily payment instead, rooms start at $134.06 a day at Baptcare - Strathalan Community and $174.86 a day at Ivanhoe Grand Care Community.
The cheapest single room with its own ensuite is $758,000 (Classic) at Ivanhoe Grand Care Community.
Prices checked 7 Nov 2026 to 8 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
- $500k
- Villa Maria Catholic Homes Bundoora
- Highest room price
- $1.5m
- Ivanhoe Grand Care Community
- Lowest daily payment
- $134.06 a day
- Baptcare - Strathalan Community
- Cheapest single with ensuite
- $758k
- Ivanhoe Grand 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.
Ivanhoe Grand Care CommunityIvanhoe VIC $750k to $1.5m Read by AI |
Baptcare - Strathalan CommunityMacleod VIC $575k to $765k Read by AI |
Villa Maria Catholic Homes Bundoora Aged Care ResidenceBundoora VIC $500k to $550k Read by AI |
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| Costs | |||
| Room pricerefundable lump sum (RAD) | $750,000 to $1,500,000 | $575,000 to $765,000 | Lowest$500,000 to $550,000 |
| Daily payment insteadfor the room, instead of the lump sum | $174.86 to $349.73 a day | Lowest$134.06 to $178.36 a day | Not published |
| Each month, cheapest roomall by daily payment, plus fees | $7,415 to $11,418 with the most the means test adds Work it out | $6,174 to $10,177 with the most the means test adds Work it out | Lowest$5,643 to $9,645 with the most the means test adds Work it out |
| Price list date | No date on the page checked 7 Nov 2026 | No date on the page checked 8 Nov 2026 | No date on the page checked 8 Nov 2026 |
| Where the prices come from | Operator's price page | Operator's price page | Operator's price page |
| Rooms | |||
| Cheapest single room with its own ensuite | $758,000 or $176.73 a day Classic The home's page: Type: Single Size: 20-27m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
The price list has no room named as a single. | The price list has no room named as a single. |
| Cheapest single room | $758,000 or $176.73 a day Classic The home's page: Type: Single Size: 20-27m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
The price list has no room named as a single. | The price list has no room named as a single. |
| Cheapest shared room | 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 | 6 4 single, 0 shared, 2 name does not say | 3 0 single, 0 shared, 3 name does not say | 2 0 single, 0 shared, 2 name does not say |
| Rooms by lump sum | Under $500k0 $500k to $749k0 $750k and over6 |
Under $500k0 $500k to $749k2 $750k and over1 |
Under $500k0 $500k to $749k2 $750k and over0 |
| Bathrooms | Every room listed has its own ensuite | Every room listed has its own ensuite | Not stated. Ask the home. |
| Care and specialties | |||
| Dementia care | A dedicated dementia area: Memory Care Neighbourhood | A dedicated dementia area: Memory support unit | A dedicated dementia area: Memory Support Unit |
| Languages and culturesnamed on the home's website | None named | None named | Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian, Greek, and Italian cultures |
| Places | 180 | 124 | 91 |
| Run by | Opal HealthCare Private company | Baptcare Religious organisation | VMCH Charity |
| In briefwritten by AI from our facts | Ivanhoe Grand Care Community is in Ivanhoe, in a major city, and has 180 places. It is operated by Opal HealthCare, a private company, and the operator publishes its room prices. | Baptcare - Strathalan Community is in Macleod, Victoria. It is run by Baptcare, a church-based organisation, and has 124 places. | VMCH Bundoora Aged Care Residence is in Bundoora, Victoria. It is run by VMCH, a charity, and has 91 beds. |
| Facilities | |||
| Photos from the operator | 2 photos | None yet | None yet |
| Outdoorsseen in the operator's photos | Garden beds and a walking path | Garden beds, a lawn and a walking path | No photos read yet |
| Shared spacesseen in the operator's photos | A library and a lounge | A lounge | No photos read yet |
| Rooms and outlookseen in the operator's photos | Not in the photos we read | Not in the photos we read | No photos read yet |
| Everyday life and visiting | |||
| Nearest supermarketas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 15 min walk none recorded within 1 km | 1.9 km none recorded within 1 km | Nearest6 min walk 4 within 1 km |
| Nearest pharmacyas recorded in OpenStreetMap | Nearest2 min walk 1 within 1 km | 13 min walk 1 within 1 km | 3 min walk 3 within 1 km |
| Nearest GP or clinicas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 11 min walk 1 within 1 km | 13 min walk 1 within 1 km | Nearest2 min walk 2 within 1 km |
| Public transport from the citydoor to door, weekday and Sunday | Quickest55 min 61 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall | 63 min 63 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall | 72 min 70 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall |
| Visiting and carein the operator's words | Family can share meals; outings offered; nursing or care staff 24/7 (registered nurse not stated). | Pets case by case; visiting GPs are arranged; outings offered; nursing or care staff 24/7 (registered nurse not stated). | Pets can visit; residents can keep their own GP; outings offered; registered nurses mentioned (hours not stated). |
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 "Ivanhoe Grand Care Community" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Baptcare - Strathalan Community" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Villa Maria Catholic Homes Bundoora Aged Care Residence" |
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 8846 3900 | 13 22 78 operator's central line | 03 9467 9011 |
| Address | 250-260 Waterdale Road, Ivanhoe 3079 | 50 Braidhill Road, Macleod 3085 | 1424 Plenty Road, Bundoora 3083 |
| Ask about a room | 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 Banyule has the lowest room price?
Villa Maria Catholic Homes Bundoora Aged Care Residence: its rooms start at $500k 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 8 Nov 2026. They are re-read every week; the operator's page is the final word.