Aged care homes near Lalor, side by side

3 homes near Lalor. All publish room prices, read from each operator's own page.

Rooms start lowest at Estia Health Reservoir, from $375k; the highest top price is $650k at Baptcare Wattle Grove Community.

Paid as a daily payment instead, rooms start at $87.43 a day at Estia Health Reservoir and $128.23 a day at Baptcare Wattle Grove Community.

The cheapest single room with its own ensuite is $495,000 (Single room) at Estia Health Epping VIC.

1 home has a dedicated dementia area: Baptcare Wattle Grove 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: $375k; Estia Health Reservoir
Highest room price: $650k; Baptcare Wattle Grove Community
Lowest daily payment: $87.43 a day; Estia Health Reservoir
Cheapest single with ensuite: $495k; Estia Health Epping VIC

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Aged care homes near Lalor, side by side
Costs
	Baptcare Wattle Grove Community Lalor VIC $550k to $650k Read by AI	Estia Health Epping VIC Epping VIC $444k to $615k Read by AI	Estia Health Reservoir Reservoir VIC $375k to $645k Read by AI
Room pricerefundable lump sum (RAD)	$550,000 to $650,000	$444,000 to $615,000	Lowest$375,000 to $645,000
Daily payment insteadfor the room, instead of the lump sum	$128.23 to $151.55 a day	$103.52 to $143.39 a day	Lowest$87.43 to $150.38 a day
Each month, cheapest roomall by daily payment, plus fees	$5,997 to $10,000 with the most the means test adds Work it out	$5,245 to $9,248 with the most the means test adds Work it out	Lowest$4,756 to $8,759 with the most the means test adds Work it out
Price list date	No date on the page checked 8 Nov 2026	No date on the page 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	The price list has no room named as a single.	Lowest$495,000 or $115.41 a day Single room The home's page: This single room offers a comfortable and private space to call your own, with a private ensuite bathroom	$645,000 or $150.38 a day Single Room with Ensuite
Cheapest single room	The price list has no room named as a single.	$495,000 or $115.41 a day Single room The home's page: This single room offers a comfortable and private space to call your own, with a private ensuite bathroom	Lowest$475,000 or $110.75 a day Single Room with Shared Bathroom
Cheapest shared room	The price list has no room named as shared.	$444,000 or $103.52 a day Companion room The home's page: Companion room Shared bathroom	Lowest$375,000 or $87.43 a day Shared Room with Shared Bathroom
Room types on the price list	3 0 single, 0 shared, 3 name does not say	3 2 single, 1 shared, 0 name does not say	3 2 single, 1 shared, 0 name does not say
Rooms by lump sum	Under $500k0 $500k to $749k3 $750k and over0	Under $500k2 $500k to $749k1 $750k and over0	Under $500k2 $500k to $749k1 $750k and over0
Bathrooms	Every room listed has its own ensuite	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 Support Unit	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	Greek, Italian and Macedonian cultures, Greek, Italian and Macedonian residents	None named	None named
Places	120	70	130
Run by	Baptcare Religious organisation	Estia Health Private company	Estia Health Private company
In briefwritten by AI from our facts	Baptcare Wattle Grove Community is in Lalor, in a major city. It is run by Baptcare, a church-based organisation, and has 120 places.	Estia Health Epping VIC is run by Estia Health, a private company. It has 70 places and is in a major city; the operator publishes its room prices.	Estia Health Reservoir is a residential aged care home in Reservoir, Victoria, in the Darebin council area, with 130 places. Located in a major city, the home is run by Estia Health, a private company. Estia Health publishes its maximum room prices for this home.
Facilities
Photos from the operator	1 photo	3 photos	3 photos
Outdoorsseen in the operator's photos	Garden beds, outdoor seating, raised planters and a veranda or pergola	Garden beds, outdoor seating and a paved terrace	A courtyard, raised planters and a walking path
Shared spacesseen in the operator's photos	A dining room and a lounge	A dining room, a hair salon and a lounge	A dining room, a lounge and a private dining room
Rooms and outlookseen in the operator's photos	Not in the photos we read	A garden view and large windows	A garden view and large windows
Everyday life and visiting
Nearest supermarketas recorded in OpenStreetMap	1.4 km none recorded within 1 km	Nearest12 min walk 1 within 1 km	16 min walk none recorded within 1 km
Nearest pharmacyas recorded in OpenStreetMap	1.3 km none recorded within 1 km	2.1 km none recorded within 1 km	Nearest15 min walk none recorded within 1 km
Nearest GP or clinicas recorded in OpenStreetMap	Nearest10 min walk 1 within 1 km	13 min walk 1 within 1 km	1.5 km none recorded within 1 km
Public transport from the citydoor to door, weekday and Sunday	77 min 77 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall	81 min 76 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall	Quickest62 min 62 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall
Visiting and carein the operator's words	Nursing or care staff 24/7 (registered nurse not stated).	Outings offered; nursing or care staff 24/7 (registered nurse not stated).	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 "Baptcare Wattle Grove Community"	Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Estia Health Epping VIC"	Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Estia Health Reservoir"
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	13 22 78 operator's central line	03 9408 8564	03 9469 7555
Address	51 Pinetree Crescent, Lalor 3075	30 Epping Road, Epping 3076	1 Aberdeen Street, Reservoir 3073
Ask about a room	Enquire	Enquire	Enquire

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 Lalor has the lowest room price?

Estia Health Reservoir: its rooms start at $375k 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.