Aged care homes near Saint Helena, side by side
4 homes near Saint Helena. All publish room prices, read from each operator's own page.
Rooms start lowest at St Vincent's Care Services Eltham - Eltham Lodge, from $500k; the highest top price is $1.1m at Diamond Creek Care Community.
Paid as a daily payment instead, rooms start at $116.58 a day at St Vincent's Care Services Eltham - Eltham Lodge and $151.55 a day at Calvary Lower Plenty Garden Views.
The cheapest single room with its own ensuite is $595,000 (Single Room with Ensuite) at Estia Health Plenty.
2 homes have a dedicated dementia area: St Vincent's Care Services Eltham - Eltham Lodge and Diamond Creek 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
- $500k
- St Vincent's Care Services Eltham - Eltham Lodge
- Highest room price
- $1.1m
- Diamond Creek Care Community
- Lowest daily payment
- $116.58 a day
- St Vincent's Care Services Eltham - Eltham Lodge
- Cheapest single with ensuite
- $595k
- Estia Health Plenty
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Estia Health PlentyPlenty VIC $550k to $1.05m Read by AI |
St Vincent's Care Services Eltham - Eltham LodgeEltham VIC $500k to $600k Read by AI |
Diamond Creek Care CommunityDiamond Creek VIC $550k to $1.1m Read by AI |
Calvary Lower Plenty Garden ViewsLower Plenty VIC $650k to $789k Read by AI |
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| Costs | ||||
| Room pricerefundable lump sum (RAD) | $550,000 to $1,053,730 | Lowest$500,000 to $600,000 | $550,000 to $1,100,000 | $650,000 to $789,000 |
| Daily payment insteadfor the room, instead of the lump sum | $128.23 to $245.68 a day | Lowest$116.58 to $139.89 a day | $128.23 to $256.47 a day | $151.55 to $183.96 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 | Lowest$5,643 to $9,645 with the most the means test adds Work it out | $5,997 to $10,000 with the most the means test adds Work it out | $6,706 to $10,709 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$595,000 or $138.72 a day Single Room with Ensuite | The price list has no room named as a single. | $625,000 or $145.72 a day Classic The home's page: Type: Single Size: 16-19m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
$650,000 or $151.55 a day Single room with private ensuite |
| Cheapest single room | Lowest$595,000 or $138.72 a day Single Room with Ensuite | The price list has no room named as a single. | $625,000 or $145.72 a day Classic The home's page: Type: Single Size: 16-19m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
$650,000 or $151.55 a day Single room with private ensuite |
| Cheapest shared room | $550,000 or $128.23 a day Shared room with Ensuite | 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 in a secure dementia area | No room in a secure area on the price list. | $500,000 or $116.58 a day Superior Memory Care Room The home's page: With private ensuite |
No room in a secure area on the price list. | No room in a secure area on the price list. |
| Room types on the price list | 6 5 single, 1 shared, 0 name does not say | 3 0 single, 0 shared, 3 name does not say | 10 8 single, 0 shared, 2 name does not say | 2 2 single, 0 shared, 0 name does not say |
| Rooms by lump sum | Under $500k0 $500k to $749k3 $750k and over3 |
Under $500k0 $500k to $749k3 $750k and over0 |
Under $500k0 $500k to $749k4 $750k and over6 |
Under $500k0 $500k to $749k1 $750k and over1 |
| Bathrooms | Some rooms have their own ensuite, some share | Every room listed has its own ensuite | Every room listed has its own ensuite | Every room listed has its own ensuite |
| Care and specialties | ||||
| Dementia care | Cares for people living with dementia; no separate unit mentioned | A dedicated dementia area | A dedicated dementia area: Memory Care Neighbourhood | Not mentioned. Ask the home. |
| Languages and culturesnamed on the home's website | None named | None named | None named | None named |
| Places | 130 | 63 | 130 | 90 |
| Run by | Estia Health Private company | St Vincent's Care Religious organisation | Opal HealthCare Private company | Calvary Charity |
| In briefwritten by AI from our facts | Estia Health Plenty is a residential aged care home in Plenty, Victoria, in the Nillumbik council area, located in a major city. It has 130 places and is run by Estia Health, a private company. The operator publishes its room prices. | St Vincent's Care Eltham - Eltham Lodge is in Eltham, in a major city, and has 63 places. It is run by St Vincent's Care, a church-based organisation. The operator publishes its room prices. | Diamond Creek Care Community is in Diamond Creek, a major city, and has 130 places. It is operated by Opal HealthCare, a private company, and the operator publishes its room prices. | Calvary Lower Plenty Garden Views is an aged care home in Lower Plenty in the Banyule council area of Victoria, located in a major city. |
| Facilities | ||||
| Photos from the operator | 3 photos | 3 photos | 2 photos | 2 photos |
| Outdoorsseen in the operator's photos | Not in the photos we read | Not in the photos we read | A courtyard, garden beds, raised planters and a walking path | Outdoor seating |
| Shared spacesseen in the operator's photos | A cafe or kiosk, a dining room, a lounge and a private dining room | A chapel or quiet room | A lounge | A dining room and a lounge |
| Rooms and outlookseen in the operator's photos | Not in the photos we read | A garden view, large windows and a door out to the garden | Large windows | A garden view and large windows |
| Everyday life and visiting | ||||
| Nearest supermarketas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 1.3 km none recorded within 1 km | Nearest6 min walk 3 within 1 km | 17 min walk none recorded within 1 km | 1.3 km none recorded within 1 km |
| Nearest pharmacyas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 5 min walk 1 within 1 km | Nearest5 min walk 3 within 1 km | 17 min walk none recorded within 1 km | 1.4 km none recorded within 1 km |
| Nearest GP or clinicas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 1.2 km none recorded within 1 km | Nearest5 min walk 5 within 1 km | 17 min walk none recorded within 1 km | 1.4 km none recorded within 1 km |
| Public transport from the citydoor to door, weekday and Sunday | 77 min 84 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall | Quickest67 min 67 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall | 94 min 107 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall | Quickest67 min 72 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall |
| Visiting and carein the operator's words | Pets can visit; a private family dining room; outings offered; registered nurse on site 24/7. | Outings offered; registered nurse on site 24/7. | Pets can visit; a private family dining room; registered nurse on site 24/7. | Not stated; ask the home |
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 "Estia Health Plenty" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "St Vincent's Care Services Eltham - Eltham Lodge" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Diamond Creek Care Community" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Calvary Lower Plenty Garden Views" |
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 9431 9500 | 03 9431 0100 | 03 8432 5150 | 1800 527 272 operator's central line |
| Address | 321-327 Diamond Creek Road, Plenty 3090 | 43 Diamond Street, Eltham 3095 | 203 Broad Gully Road, Diamond Creek 3089 | 390 Main Road, Lower Plenty 3093 |
| 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 Saint Helena has the lowest room price?
St Vincent's Care Services Eltham - Eltham Lodge: 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 7 Nov 2026. They are re-read every week; the operator's page is the final word.