Aged care home
Clelland Lodge
201 Illaroo Road, North Nowra NSW 2541. Run by Fresh Hope Communities.
Photos from the operator's website. See the operator's page
About this home
Written by AI from our factsClelland Lodge is in North Nowra, in a regional area. It is run by Fresh Hope Communities, a church-based organisation, and has 123 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
- Sentence 2 uses: operator, type of organisation (ABN register), places
What the photos show
Read by two AI models that had to agree-
Outdoors
The operator's photos show outdoor space: garden beds, a lawn, a veranda or pergola and a walking path.
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
- $575,000
- Single Room with Ensuite
- Cheapest single with its own ensuite
- $575,000
- Single Room with Ensuite
- Daily payment instead, from
- $134.06 a day
- Single Room with Ensuite
Read by AI, checked word for word Tap any price to see the exact words on Fresh Hope Communities' page.
| Room | Lump sum (RAD) | or daily payment (DAP) |
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| Single Room with Ensuite |
Show the words on the operator's page this number was read from
Lump sum (RAD) · Single Room with Ensuite Refundable Accommodation Deposit RAD $575,000 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 Room with Ensuite Daily Accommodation Payment DAP $134.06 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 Fresh Hope Communities' own price page. Prices from 1 Oct 2026 (the page says so), checked on 8 Nov 2026.
The operator's page is the final word. It may list rooms, prices or fees we could not read, and prices change. Check Fresh Hope Communities' 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 Clelland Lodge and the 5 nearest homes with a published price list, on one scale. Clelland Lodge is highlighted.
What would the single room with ensuite cost each month, with the basic daily fee?
Open the calculatorAbout how much a day
EstimateCheapest room, all paid by the day
$202.99 to $334.59
a day · about $6,174 to $10,177 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 $134.06 The single room with ensuite at $575,000, 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 8 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
Clelland Lodge, 201 Illaroo Road, North Nowra NSW 2541
The 15 questions families ask most before choosing a home. We have filled in 6 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?
Staffing numbers are not published home by home. Recommended by CHOICE, choosing aged care
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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: secure unit. Ask whether that includes the stage she is at. The operator's page for this home, 8 Nov 2026
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Does a GP visit regularly? Can she keep her own GP, and who covers nights and weekends?
Doctors' visits vary widely between homes. Recommended by CHOICE, choosing aged care
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 $575k on the operator's price list, or $134.06 a day. The operator's price list, 8 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 $202.99 to $334.59 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, 11 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 Outings offered. The home's own page, 8 Nov 2026
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How will we get there? Is there public transport nearby, and is visitor parking free?
What we found Bus stop (Illaroo Rd Before Page Av) 2 minutes' walk. Public transport is limited here: less than one service an hour within 400 m on a weekday, and no hourly train, tram or ferry within 800 m. No public transport trip from Sydney Town Hall within 3 hours on a weekday morning. No Sunday daytime service within 400 m. Transport for NSW 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
02 4444 3200Is there a room free? No public list shows vacancies as they change. Call 02 4444 3200 to ask, or book a visit and ask then.
What the operator's website says
Rooms and bathrooms
Every room listed has its own ensuite
"in modern single rooms with private ensuites"
Dementia care
A dedicated dementia area: secure unit
"specialised dementia care to 20 residents in our secure unit"
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 freshhope.org.au, read 8 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
Outings offered.
Planned social and recreational activities including art and craft, cooking, bus trips to local clubs and shopping centres, gardening and exercise groups and visits by local school children and volunteers.
In the operator's words, from the home's own page, read 8 Nov 2026 · See it. Not stated is not the same as no: ask the home.
Getting there by public transport
Public transport is limited here
Bus stop: Illaroo Rd Before Page Av, 2 min walk
Bus stop (Illaroo Rd Before Page Av) 2 minutes' walk. Public transport is limited here: less than one service an hour within 400 m on a weekday, and no hourly train, tram or ferry within 800 m. No public transport trip from Sydney Town Hall within 3 hours on a weekday morning. No Sunday daytime service within 400 m.
Door to door, the median of 24 trips leaving 10:00 to 11:55, timetable of 10 Nov 2026. Timetable data: Transport for NSW. Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Licence.
Nearby
- Supermarketnone recorded within 1 km1.5 km
- Pharmacy1 within 1 km3 min walk
- GP or clinic1 within 1 km5 min walk
- Park or garden8 within 1 km6 min walk
- Cafénone recorded within 1 km2.3 km
- Hospitalnone recorded within 1 km1.7 km
- Emergency department1.7 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
- Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital Hospital · Emergency department 1.7 km
- Nowra Private Hospital Hospital 4.6 km
- David Berry Hospital Hospital 14.6 km
- GP or medical clinic 5 min walk
- Amcal Pharmacy 3 min walk
Getting there
Getting out
- Lee Park Park or garden 6 min walk
- Sharpe Reserve Park or garden 8 min walk
- Espresso Boy Café 2.3 km
- Aldi Supermarket · Aldi 1.5 km
- Place of worship · Anglican 1.5 km
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church Place of worship · Catholic 1.9 km
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 Clelland Lodge (2541).
Who runs it
- Type
- Religious organisation
- Places at this home
- 123
Fresh Hope Communities runs 5 other homes in the government list. See them all
See it side by side
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Families' experiences
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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.