Aged care home
Camberwell Gardens
15 Cornell Street, Camberwell VIC 3124. Run by Menarock Aged Care Services (Victoria).
Photos from the operator's website. See the operator's page
About this home
Written by AI from our factsCamberwell Gardens is in Camberwell, in a major city, and has 75 places.
What this is based on
An AI model wrote these sentences from facts in the government's service list. When the model wrote them, a program checked that each sentence used only those facts, with no prices and no opinions. Each time this page is shown, every number in them, and whether they say the operator publishes room prices, is checked again against this page, and a sentence that no longer matches is left out (1 left out here).
- Sentence 1 uses: home name, suburb, remoteness, places
What the photos show
Read by two AI models that had to agree-
Outdoors
The operator's photos show outdoor space: a courtyard, garden beds, outdoor seating and a paved terrace.
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Shared spaces
Shared spaces in the operator's photos include a cafe or kiosk, a dining room and a lounge.
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Rooms and outlook
Rooms or lounges in the operator's photos have a district or water view, a garden view and large windows.
Based on the operator's photos. Two AI models looked at them separately and we show only what both saw. A feature not listed here may simply not be in the photos: ask the home.
Room prices
Each room has one price. Pay it as a refundable lump sum, as a daily payment, or part of each: which to choose. From November 2025 the home keeps 2% a year of a lump sum for up to five years (RAD retention); old and new rules.
- Lowest room price
- $365,000
- Companion Suite
- Highest room price
- $650,000
- Single Superior
- Cheapest single with its own ensuite
- $550,000
- Single Premium (private ensuite)
- Daily payment instead, from
- $85.10 a day
- Companion Suite
Read by AI, checked word for word Tap any price to see the exact words on Menarock Aged Care Services (Victoria)'s page.
| Room | Lump sum (RAD) | or daily payment (DAP) |
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| Companion Suite |
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Lump sum (RAD) · Companion Suite Companion Suite | $365k RAD Under the heading The operator's page is the final word; prices change. An AI model read this figure from the operator's page. A program then checked, word for word, that the quote above is on the page, sits under this room's name, and contains this exact figure. |
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Daily payment (DAP) · Companion Suite Companion Suite | $365k RAD | $85.10 DAP Under the heading The operator's page is the final word; prices change. An AI model read this figure from the operator's page. A program then checked, word for word, that the quote above is on the page, sits under this room's name, and contains this exact figure. |
| Single Standard (shared ensuite) |
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Lump sum (RAD) · Single Standard (shared ensuite) Single Standard (shared ensuite) | $500k RAD Under the heading The operator's page is the final word; prices change. An AI model read this figure from the operator's page. A program then checked, word for word, that the quote above is on the page, sits under this room's name, and contains this exact figure. |
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Daily payment (DAP) · Single Standard (shared ensuite) Single Standard (shared ensuite) | $500k RAD | $116.58 DAP Under the heading The operator's page is the final word; prices change. An AI model read this figure from the operator's page. A program then checked, word for word, that the quote above is on the page, sits under this room's name, and contains this exact figure. |
| Single Premium (private ensuite) |
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Lump sum (RAD) · Single Premium (private ensuite) Single Premium (private ensuite) | $550k RAD Under the heading The operator's page is the final word; prices change. An AI model read this figure from the operator's page. A program then checked, word for word, that the quote above is on the page, sits under this room's name, and contains this exact figure. |
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Daily payment (DAP) · Single Premium (private ensuite) Single Premium (private ensuite) | $550k RAD | $128.23 DAP Under the heading The operator's page is the final word; prices change. An AI model read this figure from the operator's page. A program then checked, word for word, that the quote above is on the page, sits under this room's name, and contains this exact figure. |
| Single Superior |
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Lump sum (RAD) · Single Superior Single Superior | $650k RAD Under the heading The operator's page is the final word; prices change. An AI model read this figure from the operator's page. A program then checked, word for word, that the quote above is on the page, sits under this room's name, and contains this exact figure. |
Show the words on the operator's page this number was read from
Daily payment (DAP) · Single Superior Single Superior | $650k RAD | $151.55 DAP Under the heading The operator's page is the final word; prices change. An AI model read this figure from the operator's page. A program then checked, word for word, that the quote above is on the page, sits under this room's name, and contains this exact figure. |
From Menarock Aged Care Services (Victoria)'s own price page. Checked on 9 Nov 2026; the page gives no price date.
The operator's page is the final word. It may list rooms, prices or fees we could not read, and prices change. Check Menarock Aged Care Services (Victoria)'s page
How these prices were read
An AI model read the operator's page and listed each room with its maximum lump sum and daily payment. A program then kept a figure only if the exact words it came from are on the page, under that room's name, and contain that figure. A second model rechecks a sample, and any disagreement keeps a list off this site until a person looks.
A daily payment the operator neither prints nor works out in its own price calculator is shown as not published; we never work one out ourselves. A list more than a year old is not shown.
Rooms are listed as the operator lists them. Two rooms with the same name and different prices stay as two rows.
Next to the homes nearby
Every room price at Camberwell Gardens and the 5 nearest homes with a published price list, on one scale. Camberwell Gardens is highlighted.
What would the companion suite cost each month, with the basic daily fee?
Open the calculatorAbout how much a day
EstimateCheapest room, all paid by the day
$154.03 to $285.63
a day · about $4,685 to $8,688 a month
Work it out for her- Basic daily fee Set by government $68.93 Everyone pays it. Set by the government for every home.
- Room, as a daily payment (DAP) Operator's price $85.10 The companion suite at $365,000, paid all by the day at 8.51% a year. A lump sum lowers it; some people with low means pay less.
- Hotelling supplement Depends on means $0.00 to $22.15 Depends on income and assets: nothing for some, up to the most shown.
- Non-clinical care contribution Depends on means $0.00 to $109.45 Depends on income and assets. Stops after $140,653 in total or four years.
- Optional extras (higher everyday living fee) Only if agreed Not stated The operator's page does not mention one. Ask whether the home charges it. Your rights
An estimate, not a quote. Government fees are from the Schedule of fees and charges for residential care from 20 September 2026 (in force from 20 Sep 2026), health.gov.au. The room is the operator's own price, checked 9 Nov 2026. Means-tested fees are set by Services Australia after it assesses income and assets.
What it costs each month
Paying the whole room by daily payment, plus the basic daily fee. The top of each range adds the most the means test can charge. Pick a room to change the lump sum, add income and assets, and see what happens to the lump sum over five years.
Questions to ask on your visit
Camberwell Gardens, 15 Cornell Street, Camberwell VIC 3124
The 15 questions families ask most before choosing a home. We have filled in 8 from what we hold; the rest only the home can answer.
Daily life
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What does a typical day look like here? Can we see this month's activity calendar, and do most residents join in?
Families most want to know how their parent will spend the day, and whether activities really happen. Recommended by Dementia Australia, 8 questions to ask
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Can we see this week's menu and come for a meal? How are soft diets, diabetes and cultural or religious diets handled?
Food is the most common daily complaint; a menu and a meal tell you more than a brochure. Recommended by CHOICE, choosing aged care
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Do any carers on the floor speak her language?
People with dementia often return to their first language. Recommended by CHOICE, choosing aged care
Care and staff
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How many carers and registered nurses are on each shift, day, night and weekend? Is a registered nurse on site at all times?
What we found The home's page says: “Registered nursing staff available round the clock” Ask how that works on each shift. The operator's page for this home, 9 Nov 2026
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How many staff are permanent, and how often are agency staff used? Will the same carers look after her?
Families say continuity of carers matters more than the building. No public source has these figures. Recommended by CHOICE, choosing aged care
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Who is our main contact, and how quickly will you tell us after a fall, an illness or a change in her care?
Agree this before she moves in. Recommended by Dementia Australia, 8 questions to ask
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Do you care for people with advanced dementia, including changed behaviour? Is there a secure area, and can we see it?
What we found A dedicated dementia area: Memory Support Units. Ask whether that includes the stage she is at. The operator's page for this home, 9 Nov 2026
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Does a GP visit regularly? Can she keep her own GP, and who covers nights and weekends?
What we found The home's page says: “Access to a range of visiting allied health professionals including a general practitioner, physiotherapist, dietitian, podiatrist, and more” Ask how that works on each shift. The operator's page for this home, 9 Nov 2026
Money
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What does the room we want cost, as a lump sum or a daily payment?
What we found Room prices $365k to $650k on the operator's price list, or $85.10 to $151.55 a day. The operator's price list, 9 Nov 2026
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What will she pay each day in total, with the basic daily fee and the means-tested fees?
What we found About $154.03 to $285.63 a day for the cheapest room, all paid by the day: our estimate, worked out below. Our estimate from the operator's price and the government's rates, 10 Nov 2026
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Do you charge a higher everyday living fee or for extras such as Wi-Fi, outings or hairdressing? What does it include, and can she say no?
The higher everyday living fee is optional, can only be agreed after moving in, and can be cancelled. Recommended by OPAN, your rights checklist
Moving in
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Is a room free now? How long is the wait, and can she stay on your list if she takes a place elsewhere first?
No public list shows vacancies as they change. Recommended by Dementia Australia, 8 questions to ask
Visiting
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What are the visiting hours? Can we come early or stay late, bring children or a pet, and what happens to visits during an outbreak?
What we found Visiting GPs are arranged; a private family dining room; outings offered; registered nurse on site 24/7. The home's own page, 9 Nov 2026
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How will we get there? Is there public transport nearby, and is visitor parking free?
What we found Tram stop (Lockhart St/Riversdale Rd #52) 7 minutes' walk. About 52 minutes from Melbourne Town Hall by public transport on a weekday morning, 56 on a Sunday. Department of Transport and Planning Victoria timetable (GTFS), 10 Nov 2026
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Can we see your latest Quality and Safety Commission report, and how do you handle complaints?
What we found Search the Commission's reports. My Aged Care shows its star rating. Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
Send these with your enquiry
Tick the questions you want answered and add them to your enquiry. Our team reads every enquiry and replies by email. We do not contact the home for you, and your details are not passed to it.
Calling and visiting
This home's own number
03 9836 9507Operator's central line: 1300 096 971.
Is there a room free? No public list shows vacancies as they change. Call 03 9836 9507 to ask, or book a visit and ask then.
What the operator's website says
Rooms and bathrooms
Some rooms have their own ensuite, some share
- Single Superior: own ensuite
- Single Premium: own ensuite
- Single Standard: ensuite shared with one other room
- Companion Suite: bathroom not stated
"Single Superior Yes Single Premium (private ensuite)"
Dementia care
A dedicated dementia area: Memory Support Units
"Memory Support Units"
Optional extras (HELF)
Not mentioned on the website
If the home offers extras for a daily fee, they can only be agreed after moving in. How HELF works
From menarocklifeagedcare.com.au, read 9 Nov 2026. Quotes are the operator's own words. Websites can be out of date, so confirm anything that matters with the home.
Everyday life and visiting
Visiting and care
Visiting GPs are arranged; a private family dining room; outings offered; registered nurse on site 24/7.
Access to a range of visiting allied health professionals including a general practitioner, physiotherapist, dietitian, podiatrist, and more
In the operator's words, from the home's own page, read 9 Nov 2026 · See it. Not stated is not the same as no: ask the home.
Getting there by public transport
52 min from Melbourne Town Hall, weekday
56 min on a Sunday
Tram: Lockhart St/Riversdale Rd #52, 7 min walk
Tram stop (Lockhart St/Riversdale Rd #52) 7 minutes' walk. About 52 minutes from Melbourne Town Hall by public transport on a weekday morning, 56 on a Sunday.
Door to door, the median of 24 trips leaving 10:00 to 11:55, timetable of 10 Nov 2026. Timetable data: Department of Transport and Planning Victoria. Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Licence.
Nearby
- Supermarketnone recorded within 1 km17 min walk
- Small grocerynone recorded within 1 km1.3 km
- Pharmacy1 within 1 km9 min walk
- GP or clinic1 within 1 km8 min walk
- Park or garden8 within 1 km2 min walk
- Café1 within 1 km9 min walk
- Hospitalnone recorded within 1 km1.8 km
- Emergency department3.7 km
Nearest of each and how many within 1 km, as recorded in © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, 8 Nov 2026. GP and clinic counts are what OpenStreetMap records, so there may be more. See them
Where it is
Around the home
What a visit or an outing looks like from here. Walking times are at a gentle 4 km an hour, in a straight line, so allow a little more.
Health care
- Box Hill Hospital Hospital · Emergency department 3.7 km
- BlueCross Broughtonlea Hospital 1.8 km
- Delmont Private Hospital Hospital 2.0 km
- GP or medical clinic 8 min walk
- Pharmacy 9 min walk
Getting there
Getting out
- Lynden Park Park or garden 2 min walk
- Park or garden 2 min walk
- Cafe Papillon Café 9 min walk
- Coles Supermarket · Coles 17 min walk
- Fulin Grocery Small grocery or convenience store 1.3 km
- St Dominic's Church Place of worship · Roman catholic 9 min walk
- St Dunstan's Anglican Church Place of worship · Anglican 13 min walk
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, read 8 Nov 2026. Only what OpenStreetMap records: a place it does not record may still be there. GP and clinic names are not shown. Check opening hours and access before you go.
Care and quality
Star rating, care minutes and auditsWe are waiting on written permission from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission to show these here, so for now see them on the official sites.
Search the Commission site Star rating on My Aged Care
My Aged Care has no fixed address for each home's page: choose "Aged care homes" and search for Camberwell Gardens (3124).
Who runs it
- Type
- Private company
- Places at this home
- 75
Menarock Aged Care Services (Victoria) runs 8 other homes in the government list. See them all
See it side by side
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Sources for this page
- ABN Lookup, Australian Business Register. CC BY 3.0 AU
- Aged care service list: 30 June 2026 (Australia), Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, via GEN Aged Care Data (AIHW). CC BY 4.0
- OpenStreetMap: hospitals, clinics, transport, parks and shops near each home, OpenStreetMap contributors. Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0
- Providers' own published room prices , Each home's operator (website or price list). Prices are facts the law requires providers to publish. The documents stay the provider's copyright, so we restate prices and link the document.