Aged care homes near Chirnside Park, side by side
3 homes near Chirnside Park. All publish room prices, read from each operator's own page.
Rooms start lowest at Croydon Place Care Community, from $350k; the highest top price is $730k at Bolton Clarke Lilydale.
Paid as a daily payment instead, rooms start at $81.60 a day at Croydon Place Care Community and $87.43 a day at Mooroolbark Manor Care Community.
The cheapest single room with its own ensuite is $435,000 (Single) at Bolton Clarke Lilydale.
1 home has a dedicated dementia area: Mooroolbark Manor 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
- $350k
- Croydon Place Care Community
- Highest room price
- $730k
- Bolton Clarke Lilydale
- Lowest daily payment
- $81.60 a day
- Croydon Place Care Community
- Cheapest single with ensuite
- $435k
- Bolton Clarke Lilydale
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.
Mooroolbark Manor Care CommunityMooroolbark VIC $375k to $675k Read by AI |
Bolton Clarke LilydaleLilydale VIC $360k to $730k Read by AI |
Croydon Place Care CommunityCroydon VIC $350k to $675k Read by AI |
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| Costs | |||
| Room pricerefundable lump sum (RAD) | $375,000 to $675,000 | $360,000 to $730,000 | Lowest$350,000 to $675,000 |
| Daily payment insteadfor the room, instead of the lump sum | $87.43 to $157.38 a day | Not published | Lowest$81.60 to $157.38 a day |
| Each month, cheapest roomall by daily payment, plus fees | $4,756 to $8,759 with the most the means test adds Work it out | $4,649 to $8,652 with the most the means test adds Work it out | Lowest$4,579 to $8,581 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 | 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 |
| Rooms | |||
| Cheapest single room with its own ensuite | $650,000 or $151.55 a day Classic The home's page: Classic Type: Single Size: 17-21m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
Lowest$435,000 daily payment not published Single The home's page: Single 16m2 room size private ensuite |
$675,000 or $157.38 a day Classic The home's page: Type: Single Size: 22-30m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
| Cheapest single room | $650,000 or $151.55 a day Classic The home's page: Classic Type: Single Size: 17-21m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
Lowest$435,000 daily payment not published Single The home's page: Single 16m2 room size private ensuite |
$675,000 or $157.38 a day Classic The home's page: Type: Single Size: 22-30m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
| Cheapest shared room | $375,000 or $87.43 a day Superior Companion The home's page: Superior Companion Type: Companion Size: 28-29m2 2 Beds Ensuite |
$360,000 daily payment not published Companion Room - 2 Bed | Lowest$350,000 or $81.60 a day Classic Companion The home's page: Type: Companion Size: 30-34m2 2 Beds Ensuite |
| Room types on the price list | 3 2 single, 1 shared, 0 name does not say | 9 6 single, 3 shared, 0 name does not say | 2 1 single, 1 shared, 0 name does not say |
| Rooms by lump sum | Under $500k1 $500k to $749k2 $750k and over0 |
Under $500k4 $500k to $749k5 $750k and over0 |
Under $500k1 $500k to $749k1 $750k and over0 |
| Bathrooms | Some rooms have their own ensuite, some share | Some rooms have their own ensuite, some share | Some rooms have their own ensuite, some share |
| Care and specialties | |||
| Dementia care | A dedicated dementia area: Memory Care Neighbourhood | Not mentioned. Ask the home. | Cares for people living with dementia; no separate unit mentioned |
| Languages and culturesnamed on the home's website | None named | None named | None named |
| Places | 75 | 95 | 78 |
| Run by | Opal HealthCare Private company | Bolton Clarke Charity | Opal HealthCare Private company |
| In briefwritten by AI from our facts | Mooroolbark Manor Care Community is in Mooroolbark, in a major city. It is operated by Opal HealthCare, a private company, and has 75 places. The operator publishes its room prices. | Bolton Clarke Lilydale is an aged care home in Lilydale, Victoria, in the Yarra Ranges council area. Located in a major city, the home has 95 places and is run by Bolton Clarke, a charity. | Croydon Place Care Community is in Croydon, in a major city, and has 78 places. It is operated by Opal HealthCare, a private company, and the operator publishes its room prices. |
| Facilities | |||
| Photos from the operator | 1 photo | None yet | 2 photos |
| Outdoorsseen in the operator's photos | A courtyard, garden beds, outdoor seating and a paved terrace | Not in the photos we read | A courtyard, garden beds and outdoor seating |
| Shared spacesseen in the operator's photos | Not in the photos we read | A lounge | A dining room, a library and a lounge |
| Rooms and outlookseen in the operator's photos | Not in the photos we read | Large windows and a door out to the garden | A garden view and large windows |
| Everyday life and visiting | |||
| Nearest supermarketas recorded in OpenStreetMap | Nearest6 min walk 3 within 1 km | 6 min walk 3 within 1 km | 12 min walk 3 within 1 km |
| Nearest pharmacyas recorded in OpenStreetMap | Nearest7 min walk 2 within 1 km | 7 min walk 5 within 1 km | 10 min walk 4 within 1 km |
| Nearest GP or clinicas recorded in OpenStreetMap | Nearest8 min walk 3 within 1 km | 8 min walk 3 within 1 km | 11 min walk 2 within 1 km |
| Public transport from the citydoor to door, weekday and Sunday | 73 min 83 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall | 83 min 93 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall | Quickest70 min 83 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall |
| Visiting and carein the operator's words | A private family dining room; outings offered; registered nurse on site 24/7. | Outings offered; registered nurse on site 24/7. | 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 "Mooroolbark Manor Care Community" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Bolton Clarke Lilydale" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Croydon Place 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 9727 7100 | 03 9739 3300 | 03 9726 2500 |
| Address | 16 Baradine Road, Mooroolbark 3138 | 475 Swansea Road, Lilydale 3140 | 7 Jackson Street, Croydon 3136 |
| 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 Chirnside Park has the lowest room price?
Croydon Place Care Community: its rooms start at $350k 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.