Aged care home
South Port Community Residential Home
18-30 Richardson Street, Albert Park VIC 3206. Run by CaSPA Care.
Photos from the operator's website. See the operator's page
About this home
Written by AI from our factsSouth Port Community Residential Home is in Albert Park, Victoria, in the Port Phillip council area. This major-city home has 30 beds and is run by CaSPA Care, a not-for-profit community organisation. Families should ask the operator for room 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, state, council area
- Sentence 2 uses: remoteness, places, operator, type of organisation (ABN register)
- Sentence 3 uses: whether room prices are published
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, a lawn and outdoor seating.
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Shared spaces
Shared spaces in the operator's photos include an activity room, a hair salon and a lounge.
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Rooms and outlook
Rooms or lounges in the operator's photos have 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
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 8 Nov 2026.
About how much a day
EstimateBefore 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- Basic daily fee Set by government $68.93 Everyone pays it. Set by the government for every home.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
Open the calculatorQuestions to ask on your visit
South Port Community Residential Home, 18-30 Richardson Street, Albert Park VIC 3206
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
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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?
What we found Exercises (weekdays), singalongs (weekdays), bingo (weekly), father’s day concert (once in this calendar), livestream mass (weekly). The home's activity calendar, 1 Sep 2026
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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: “The dedicated, professional nursing and care staff are available 24/7, actively supporting independence, individuality and personalised lifestyle options.” Ask how that works on each shift. The operator's page for this home, 8 Nov 2026 Operator's page may be out of date
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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?
Some homes cannot keep a resident whose dementia advances. Recommended by Dementia Australia, 8 questions to ask
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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?
Each room has one price you can pay either way. Recommended by OPAN, your rights checklist
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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
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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 Nursing or care staff 24/7 (registered nurse not stated). The home's own page, 8 Nov 2026 Operator's page may be out of date
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How will we get there? Is there public transport nearby, and is visitor parking free?
What we found Tram stop (Richardson St/Victoria Ave #30) 5 minutes' walk. About 31 minutes from Melbourne Town Hall by public transport on a weekday morning, 31 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
Operator's page may be out of date, last updated October 2026 When we read its page for this home, its newest dated item is from October 2026. Check what follows with the home.
This home's own number
03 9134 2000Is there a room free? No public list shows vacancies as they change. Call 03 9134 2000 to ask, or book a visit and ask then.
What the operator's website says
Rooms and bathrooms
Not stated. Ask the home.
- Single rooms: bathroom not stated
- Rooms with two beds: bathroom not stated
"There are single rooms available"
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 caspacare.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
A typical week
- ExercisesWeekdays
- SingalongsWeekdays
- BingoWeekly
- Father’s Day concertOnce in this calendar
- Livestream MassWeekly
- Reminiscing MusicWeekly
- Garden WalksWeekly
- Coffee & ChatWeekly
The home's activity calendar, dated 1 Sep 2026 · See it. Activity names and how often, as the home lists them.
Visiting and care
Nursing or care staff 24/7 (registered nurse not stated).
The dedicated, professional nursing and care staff are available 24/7, actively supporting independence, individuality and personalised lifestyle options.
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
31 min from Melbourne Town Hall, weekday
31 min on a Sunday
Tram: Richardson St/Victoria Ave #30, 5 min walk
Tram stop (Richardson St/Victoria Ave #30) 5 minutes' walk. About 31 minutes from Melbourne Town Hall by public transport on a weekday morning, 31 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
- Supermarket5 within 1 km8 min walk
- Small grocery2 within 1 km14 min walk
- Pharmacy6 within 1 km6 min walk
- GP or clinic8 within 1 km5 min walk
- Park or garden60 within 1 km1 min walk
- Café30 within 1 km2 min walk
- Hospitalnone recorded within 1 km2.9 km
- Emergency department2.9 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
- Alfred Hospital Hospital · Emergency department 2.9 km
- Eye and Ear on the Park Hospital 4.3 km
- The Victoria Clinic Hospital 4.4 km
- GP or medical clinic 5 min walk
- GP or medical clinic 6 min walk
- Pharmacy 6 min walk
Getting there
Getting out
- Gasworks Arts Park Park or garden 1 min walk
- Lemnos Square Park or garden 2 min walk
- Gasworks Cafe Café 2 min walk
- Foodworks Supermarket · Foodworks 8 min walk
- Lucky 7 Portside Convenience & Lotto Small grocery or convenience store 14 min walk
- Holy Trinity Anglican Church Place of worship · Roman catholic 9 min walk
- Albert Park Baptist Church Place of worship · Baptist 11 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 South Port Community Residential Home (3206).
Who runs it
- Type
- Community organisation
- Places at this home
- 30
CaSPA Care runs 1 other home in the government list. See them all
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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