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Samarinda Lodge

286 High Street, Ashburton VIC 3147. Run by Boroondara Aged Services Society.

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About this home

Written by AI from our facts

Samarinda Lodge is in Ashburton, in a major city, and has 92 places. It is run by Boroondara Aged Services Society, a not-for-profit community organisation. Families should ask the operator for prices.

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.

  • Sentence 1 uses: home name, suburb, remoteness, places
  • Sentence 2 uses: operator, type of organisation (ABN register)
  • Sentence 3 uses: whether room prices are published

Room prices

Ask the operator for prices

The operator's page for this home names its rooms but not their prices. Call and ask for the price list.

Every home must give you its room prices, including the daily payment for each room.

We last looked on 9 Nov 2026.

Operator's website My Aged Care 1800 200 422

About how much a day

Estimate

Before the room price

$68.93 to $200.53

a day, plus the room · about $2,097 to $6,099 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) Ask the home ? Ask the home for its room prices. Some people with low means pay a smaller, government-set amount.
  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. Means-tested fees are set by Services Australia after it assesses income and assets.

What it costs each month

Once you have a room price from the home, the calculator turns it into a monthly figure with every part shown.

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Questions to ask on your visit

Samarinda Lodge, 286 High Street, Ashburton VIC 3147

The 15 questions families ask most before choosing a home. We have filled in 2 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?

    Each room has one price you can pay either way. Recommended by OPAN, your rights checklist

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

    The room price is only part of the bill. Recommended by OPAN, your rights checklist

  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?

    Visiting is how families keep in touch with daily care; rules changed sharply during COVID-19. Recommended by OPAN, your rights checklist

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

    What we found Train station (Ashburton Railway Station) 7 minutes' walk. About 44 minutes from Melbourne Town Hall by public transport on a weekday morning, 57 on a Sunday. Department of Transport and Planning Victoria 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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Getting in touch, and asking about a room

Phone

We have not found a number for this home.

Operator's website My Aged Care 1800 200 422

Is there a room free? No public list shows vacancies as they change, so ask the home directly. My Aged Care can also give you its number and tell you how to arrange a visit.

Three things to ask when you call

  1. Is a room free now, or when might one be, and can we visit?
  2. Can you send the price list, with the lump sum and daily payment for each room?
  3. Do you offer optional extras for a daily fee (higher everyday living fees), and what do they cost? Your rights

Everyday life and visiting

Getting there by public transport

44 min from Melbourne Town Hall, weekday

57 min on a Sunday

Train: Ashburton Railway Station, 7 min walk

Train station (Ashburton Railway Station) 7 minutes' walk. About 44 minutes from Melbourne Town Hall by public transport on a weekday morning, 57 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

  • Supermarket3 within 1 km11 min walk
  • Small grocery3 within 1 km9 min walk
  • Pharmacy5 within 1 km9 min walk
  • GP or clinic4 within 1 km5 min walk
  • Park or garden14 within 1 km1 min walk
  • Café11 within 1 km4 min walk
  • Hospitalnone recorded within 1 km15 min walk
  • Emergency department4.5 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 Samarinda Lodge 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

  • Cabrini Hospital Hospital · Emergency department 4.5 km
  • Delmont Private Hospital Hospital 15 min walk
  • Malvern Private Hospital Hospital 2.2 km
  • GP or medical clinic 5 min walk
  • GP or medical clinic 5 min walk
  • Pharmacy 9 min walk

Getting there

Getting out

  • Ashburton Park Park or garden 1 min walk
  • Warner Reserve Park or garden 4 min walk
  • Café 4 min walk
  • Woolworths Supermarket · Woolworths 11 min walk
  • Central Milk Bar Small grocery or convenience store 9 min walk
  • Saint Michaels Parish Place of worship · Catholic 3 min walk
  • Ashburton Uniting Place of worship · Uniting 6 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

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Who runs it

Type
Community organisation
Places at this home
92

Boroondara Aged Services Society runs 1 other home in the government list. See them all

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