Aged care home Independent, single home
The Alexander Aged Care Centre
1720 Dandenong Road, Clayton VIC 3168. Run by Premier Aged Care.
About this home
Written by AI from our factsThe Alexander Aged Care Centre is in Clayton, in a major city, and has 90 places.
What this is based on
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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
- $375,000
- Superior Couples Room, price for each person sharing
- Highest room price
- $789,686
- Executive Suite Large Single Room
- Daily payment instead, from
- $87.43 a day
- Superior Couples Room, price for each person sharing
| Room | Lump sum (RAD) | or daily payment (DAP) |
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| Superior Couples Room The price is for each person sharing | $375,000 | $87.43 |
| Premium Couples Room The price is for each person sharing | $450,000 | $104.92 |
| Executive Suite Couples Room The price is for each person sharing | $475,000 | $110.75 |
| Superior (secure, single) Room In a secure (locked) area for people living with dementia | $475,000 | $110.75 |
| Premium Single Room | $575,000 | $134.06 |
| Executive Single Room | $625,000 | $145.72 |
| Superior Single Room | $675,000 | $157.38 |
| Premium Large Single Room | $725,000 | $169.03 |
| Executive Suite Large Single Room | $789,686 | $184.12 |
From Premier Aged Care's own price list: Pricing correct as of 27 Oct 2026. Read on 6 Nov 2026. Open the operator's document
Next to the homes nearby
Every room price at The Alexander and the 5 nearest homes with a published price list, on one scale. The Alexander is highlighted.
What would the superior couples room cost each month, with the basic daily fee?
Open the calculatorAbout how much a day
EstimateCheapest room, all paid by the day
$156.36 to $287.96
a day · about $4,756 to $8,759 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 $87.43 The superior couples room at $375,000, 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 6 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
The Alexander Aged Care Centre, 1720 Dandenong Road, Clayton VIC 3168
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?
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. Ask whether that includes the stage she is at. The operator's page for this home
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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 $375k to $790k on the operator's price list, or $87.43 to $184.12 a day. The operator's price list, 6 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 $156.36 to $287.96 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?
Visiting is how families keep in touch with daily care; rules changed sharply during COVID-19. Recommended by OPAN, your rights checklist
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How will we get there? Is there public transport nearby, and is visitor parking free?
What we found Train station (Clayton Railway Station) 1.3 km away. About 43 minutes from Melbourne Town Hall by public transport on a weekday morning, 45 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.
Getting in touch, and asking about a room
Phone
We have not found a number for this home.
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
- Is a room free now, or when might one be, and can we visit?
- Can you send the price list, with the lump sum and daily payment for each room?
- 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
43 min from Melbourne Town Hall, weekday
45 min on a Sunday
Train: Clayton Railway Station, 1.3 km
Train station (Clayton Railway Station) 1.3 km away. About 43 minutes from Melbourne Town Hall by public transport on a weekday morning, 45 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
- Supermarket2 within 1 km9 min walk
- Small grocery2 within 1 km2 min walk
- Pharmacy2 within 1 km3 min walk
- GP or clinic2 within 1 km6 min walk
- Park or garden114 within 1 km2 min walk
- Café17 within 1 km3 min walk
- Hospital6 within 1 km9 min walk
- Emergency department0.6 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
- Monash Medical Centre, Clayton Campus Hospital · Emergency department 9 min walk
- Monash Children's Hospital Hospital 10 min walk
- Sir John Monash Private Hospital Hospital 11 min walk
- GP or medical clinic 6 min walk
- GP or medical clinic 12 min walk
- Pharmacy 3 min walk
Getting there
Getting out
- Park or garden 2 min walk
- Park or garden 3 min walk
- Café Soho Café 3 min walk
- Science Store Supermarket 9 min walk
- Milk Bar Small grocery or convenience store 2 min walk
- Monash Uniting Church Place of worship · Christian 1 min walk
- Clayton Presbyterian Church Place of worship · Presbyterian 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 The Alexander Aged Care Centre (3168).
Who runs it
- Operator
- Premier Aged Care Pty Ltd
- Type
- Private company
- Places at this home
- 90
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Families' experiences
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Sources for this page
- ABN Lookup, Australian Business Register. CC BY 3.0 AU
- Service reports (per-home Commission records), Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission. Held, not shown: Permission requested from the Commission. Not shown; each home links to the Commission's site for its reports.
- Home-level care minutes performance in residential aged care, 2025-26, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (health.gov.au). Held, not shown: Permission requested from the department. Held for internal checks only; not shown on any page until permission is granted.
- 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.
- Star Ratings for residential aged care (quarterly), Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Held, not shown: Not collected. Permission requested from the department; until then we link to My Aged Care.