Aged care homes in East Gippsland with a single room with its own ensuite
4 homes in East Gippsland with a single room with its own ensuite. All publish room prices, read from each operator's own page.
Rooms start lowest at Paynesville Gardens Care Community, from $310k; the highest top price is $495k at Bairnsdale Parklands Care Community.
Paid as a daily payment instead, rooms start at $72.28 a day at Paynesville Gardens Care Community and $85.10 a day at Lakes Entrance Care Community.
The cheapest single room with its own ensuite is $365,000 (Standard Room) at Paynesville Gardens Care Community.
2 homes have a dedicated dementia area: Paynesville Gardens Care Community and Calvary Lakes Entrance.
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
- $310k
- Paynesville Gardens Care Community
- Highest room price
- $495k
- Bairnsdale Parklands Care Community
- Lowest daily payment
- $72.28 a day
- Paynesville Gardens Care Community
- Cheapest single with ensuite
- $365k
- Paynesville Gardens Care Community
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Paynesville Gardens Care CommunityPaynesville VIC $310k to $450k Read by AI |
Bairnsdale Parklands Care CommunityBairnsdale VIC $325k to $495k Read by AI |
Lakes Entrance Care CommunityLakes Entrance VIC $365k to $450k Read by AI |
Calvary Lakes EntranceKalimna VIC $325k to $450k Read by AI |
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| Costs | ||||
| Room pricerefundable lump sum (RAD) | Lowest$310,000 to $450,000 | $325,000 to $495,000 | $365,000 to $450,000 | $325,000 to $450,000 |
| Daily payment insteadfor the room, instead of the lump sum | Lowest$72.28 to $104.92 a day | $75.77 to $115.41 a day | $85.10 to $104.92 a day | $75.77 to $104.92 a day |
| Each month, cheapest roomall by daily payment, plus fees | Lowest$4,295 to $8,298 with the most the means test adds Work it out | $4,401 to $8,404 with the most the means test adds Work it out | $4,685 to $8,688 with the most the means test adds Work it out | $4,401 to $8,404 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 7 Nov 2026 | No date on the page checked 7 Nov 2026 | Prices from 1 Oct 2026 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$365,000 or $85.10 a day Standard Room The home's page: Standard Room Type: Single Size: 13m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
$385,000 or $89.76 a day Classic The home's page: Classic Type: Single Size: 12m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
Lowest$365,000 or $85.10 a day Standard The home's page: Type: Single Size: 17-18m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
$450,000 or $104.92 a day Single room with private ensuite |
| Cheapest single room | $365,000 or $85.10 a day Standard Room The home's page: Standard Room Type: Single Size: 13m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
$385,000 or $89.76 a day Classic The home's page: Classic Type: Single Size: 12m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
$365,000 or $85.10 a day Standard The home's page: Type: Single Size: 17-18m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
Lowest$325,000 or $75.77 a day Single room with shared bathroom |
| Cheapest shared room | Lowest$310,000 or $72.28 a day Standard Companion Room The home's page: Standard Companion Room Type: Shared Size: 26m2 2 Beds Ensuite |
$325,000 or $75.77 a day Classic Companion The home's page: Classic Companion Type: Companion Size: 24m2 2 Beds Ensuite |
The price list has no room named as shared. | $325,000 or $75.77 a day Shared room with shared ensuite |
| Room types on the price list | 3 2 single, 1 shared, 0 name does not say | 4 3 single, 1 shared, 0 name does not say | 3 3 single, 0 shared, 0 name does not say | 3 2 single, 1 shared, 0 name does not say |
| Rooms by lump sum | Under $500k3 $500k to $749k0 $750k and over0 |
Under $500k4 $500k to $749k0 $750k and over0 |
Under $500k3 $500k to $749k0 $750k and over0 |
Under $500k3 $500k to $749k0 $750k and over0 |
| Bathrooms | Some rooms have their own ensuite, some share | Some rooms have their own ensuite, some share | Every room listed has its own ensuite | Some rooms have their own ensuite, some share |
| 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 | A dedicated dementia area: Memory Support Unit |
| Languages and culturesnamed on the home's website | None named | None named | None named | None named |
| Places | 100 | 90 | 76 | 75 |
| Run by | Opal HealthCare Private company | Opal HealthCare Private company | Opal HealthCare Private company | Calvary Charity |
| In briefwritten by AI from our facts | Paynesville Gardens Care Community is an aged care home in Paynesville, in the East Gippsland council area of Victoria, an outer regional area. It has 100 places and is run by Opal HealthCare, a private company. The operator publishes its maximum room prices. | Bairnsdale Parklands Care Community is a residential aged care home in Bairnsdale, in the East Gippsland council area of Victoria, in an outer regional area. The home is run by Opal HealthCare, a private company, and has 90 places. The operator publishes its maximum room prices. | Lakes Entrance Care Community is a residential aged care home in Lakes Entrance, in the East Gippsland council area of Victoria, an outer regional area. The home has 76 places and is run by Opal HealthCare, a private company. The operator publishes its maximum room prices. | Calvary Lakes Entrance is a residential aged care home in Kalimna, in the East Gippsland council area of Victoria. Located in an outer regional area, the home has 75 places and is operated by Calvary, a charity. |
| Facilities | ||||
| Photos from the operator | 3 photos | 2 photos | 3 photos | 3 photos |
| Outdoorsseen in the operator's photos | A courtyard, garden beds, a lawn and outdoor seating | Garden beds, a walking path and a water feature | A courtyard, garden beds, outdoor seating and a paved terrace | Garden beds |
| Shared spacesseen in the operator's photos | A dining room | A dining room | A bar and a lounge | A lounge |
| Rooms and outlookseen in the operator's photos | Large windows and a door out to the garden | A garden view and large windows | Large windows | Large windows |
| Everyday life and visiting | ||||
| Nearest supermarketas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 1.3 km none recorded within 1 km | 3.0 km none recorded within 1 km | Nearest13 min walk 1 within 1 km | 17 min walk none recorded within 1 km |
| Nearest pharmacyas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 1.5 km none recorded within 1 km | 1.7 km none recorded within 1 km | Nearest18 min walk none recorded within 1 km | 2.1 km none recorded within 1 km |
| Nearest GP or clinicas recorded in OpenStreetMap | Nearest1.4 km none recorded within 1 km | 1.8 km none recorded within 1 km | None recorded nearby | None recorded nearby |
| Visiting and carein the operator's words | Pets can visit; a private family dining room; outings offered; registered nurse on site 24/7. | Pets can visit; a private family dining room; outings offered; registered nurse on site 24/7. | A pet may move in; a private family dining room; outings offered; registered nurse on site 24/7. | Outings offered; nursing or care staff 24/7 (registered nurse 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 "Paynesville Gardens Care Community" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Bairnsdale Parklands Care Community" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Lakes Entrance Care Community" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Calvary Lakes Entrance" |
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 5153 8400 | 03 5153 7200 | 03 5179 5500 | 1800 527 272 operator's central line |
| Address | 3-5 Fort King Road, Paynesville 3880 | 79 Harnham Drive, Bairnsdale 3875 | 35A Lakeview Drive, Lakes Entrance 3909 | 23 Alexandra Avenue, Kalimna 3909 |
| 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 East Gippsland has the lowest room price?
Paynesville Gardens Care Community: its rooms start at $310k 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.