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Groves House

131 Main Road, Cardiff Heights NSW 2285. Run by Christian Community Services.

Map of where Groves House is, 131 Main Road, Cardiff Heights NSW 2285 The operator's website has no photos we can show yet. Map and what is nearby

About this home

Written by AI from our facts

Groves House is in Cardiff Heights, NSW, in a major city. It is run by Christian Community Services, a charity, and has 60 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, state, remoteness
  • Sentence 2 uses: operator, type of organisation (ABN register), places

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
$750,000
Single Room
Daily payment instead, from
$174.86 a day
Single Room

Read by AI, checked word for word Tap any price to see the exact words on Christian Community Services' page.

RoomLump sum (RAD)or daily payment (DAP)
Single Room Show the words on the operator's page this number was read from Show the words on the operator's page this number was read from

From Christian Community Services' own price page. Prices from 1 Oct 2026 (the page says so), checked on 9 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 Christian Community Services' 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 Groves House and the 5 nearest homes with a published price list, on one scale. Groves House is highlighted.

Uniting Garden Suburb Garden Suburb
6 room prices from $415,000 to $600,000.
SummitCare Wallsend Wallsend
4 room prices from $450,000 to $789,000.
Uniting Koombahla Elermore Vale Elermore Vale
2 room prices from $500,000 to $650,000.
HammondCare - Cardiff Cardiff
1 room price: $680,000.
Groves House Cardiff Heights
1 room price: $750,000.
Regis Elermore Vale Elermore Vale
3 room prices from $789,686 to $789,686.

What would the single room cost each month, with the basic daily fee?

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About how much a day

Estimate

Cheapest room, all paid by the day

$243.79 to $375.39

a day · about $7,415 to $11,418 a month

Work it out for her
  1. Basic daily fee Set by government $68.93 Everyone pays it. Set by the government for every home.
  2. Room, as a daily payment (DAP) Operator's price $174.86 The single room at $750,000, paid all by the day at 8.51% a year. A lump sum lowers it; some people with low means pay less.
  3. Hotelling supplement Depends on means $0.00 to $22.15 Depends on income and assets: nothing for some, up to the most shown.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

Single Room$750,000 room price $7,415 to $11,418Work it out

Questions to ask on your visit

Groves House, 131 Main Road, Cardiff Heights NSW 2285

The 15 questions families ask most before choosing a home. We have filled in 5 from what we hold; the rest only the home can answer.

Daily life

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Do you care for people with advanced dementia, including changed behaviour? Is there a secure area, and can we see it?

    Some homes cannot keep a resident whose dementia advances. Recommended by Dementia Australia, 8 questions to ask

  5. 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

  1. What does the room we want cost, as a lump sum or a daily payment?

    What we found Room prices $750k on the operator's price list, or $174.86 a day. The operator's price list, 9 Nov 2026

  2. What will she pay each day in total, with the basic daily fee and the means-tested fees?

    What we found About $243.79 to $375.39 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

  3. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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, 9 Nov 2026

  2. How will we get there? Is there public transport nearby, and is visitor parking free?

    What we found Train station (Cardiff Station) 17 minutes' walk. No public transport trip from Sydney Town Hall within 3 hours on a weekday morning. Transport for NSW timetable (GTFS), 10 Nov 2026

  3. 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.

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Calling and visiting

The operator's enquiry line This home's page gives no direct number.

1300 130 252
Ask for a tour online

Is there a room free? No public list shows vacancies as they change. Call 1300 130 252 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

"All bedrooms are equipped with ensuite facilities, electric beds and built in wardrobes"

Dementia care

Not mentioned. Ask the home.

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 ccs.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

Outings offered.

We are focused on person centred care, giving residents a choice in how they spend their day from meals to activities, outings 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

Train: Cardiff Station, 17 min walk

Train station (Cardiff Station) 17 minutes' walk. No public transport trip from Sydney Town Hall within 3 hours on a weekday morning.

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 km1.4 km
  • Small grocerynone recorded within 1 km2.7 km
  • Pharmacynone recorded within 1 km1.3 km
  • GP or clinicnone recorded within 1 km1.3 km
  • Park or garden2 within 1 km13 min walk
  • Cafénone recorded within 1 km18 min walk
  • Hospitalnone recorded within 1 km1.9 km
  • Emergency department2.2 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

Map of Groves House and the places listed under Around the home.

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

  • John Hunter Hospital Hospital · Emergency department 2.2 km
  • Pendlebury Clinc Private Hospital Hospital 1.9 km
  • Royal Newcastle Centre Hospital 2.4 km
  • GP or medical clinic 1.3 km
  • GP or medical clinic 1.4 km
  • Pharmacy 1.3 km

Getting there

Getting out

  • Park or garden 13 min walk
  • Park or garden 14 min walk
  • The Heights Cafe and Bistro Café 18 min walk
  • Aldi Supermarket · Aldi 1.4 km
  • Cardiff South Convenience Store Small grocery or convenience store 2.7 km
  • Place of worship · Baptist 15 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 Groves House (2285).

Who runs it

Type
Charity
Places at this home
60

Christian Community Services runs 2 other homes in the government list. See them all

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