Aged care home
Villa Maria Catholic Homes Ashwood Aged Care Residence
54 Queens Parade, Ashwood VIC 3147. Run by VMCH.
About this home
Written by AI from our factsVMCH Ashwood Aged Care Residence is in Ashwood, in a major city, and is run by VMCH, a charity.
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, operator, type of organisation (ABN register)
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
- $475,000
- Companion Room
- Highest room price
- $950,000
- Deluxe Room
Read by AI, checked word for word Tap any price to see the exact words on VMCH's page.
| Room | Lump sum (RAD) | or daily payment (DAP) |
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| Companion Room |
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Lump sum (RAD) · Companion Room Companion Room $475,000 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. |
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| Classic Room |
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Lump sum (RAD) · Classic Room Classic Room $550,000 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. |
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| Superior Room |
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Lump sum (RAD) · Superior Room Superior Room $750,000 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. |
Not published |
| Deluxe Room |
Show the words on the operator's page this number was read from
Lump sum (RAD) · Deluxe Room Deluxe Room $950,000 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. |
Not published |
From VMCH's own price page. Checked on 8 Nov 2026; the page gives no price date.
The operator's page is the final word. It may list rooms, prices or fees we could not read, and prices change. Check VMCH's 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 Villa Maria Catholic Homes Ashwood and the 5 nearest homes with a published price list, on one scale. Villa Maria Catholic Homes Ashwood is highlighted.
What would the companion room cost each month, with the basic daily fee?
Open the calculatorAbout how much a day
EstimateCheapest room, all paid by the day
$179.68 to $311.28
a day · about $5,465 to $9,468 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 $110.75 The companion room at $475,000, 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
Villa Maria Catholic Homes Ashwood Aged Care Residence, 54 Queens Parade, Ashwood VIC 3147
The 15 questions families ask most before choosing a home. We have filled in 9 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 Walking session (weekly), exercise class (several times a week), word games (several times a week), board games (weekly), animal therapy (weekly). The document is not dated. The home's activity calendar
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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: “Qualified registered nurses lead a team of professional carers who are complemented by dedicated lifestyle staff members.” Ask how that works on each shift. The operator's page for this home, 8 Nov 2026
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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: Memory Support Unit (MSU). 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?
What we found The home's page says: “You can keep your own GP if they offer house calls.” Ask how that works on each shift. The operator's page for this home, 8 Nov 2026
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 $475k to $950k on the operator's price list. 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 $179.68 to $311.28 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 Pets can visit; residents can keep their own GP; outings offered; registered nurses mentioned (hours not stated). 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 Train station (Holmesglen Railway Station) 9 minutes' walk. About 48 minutes from Melbourne Town Hall by public transport on a weekday morning, 54 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
The operator's enquiry line This home's page gives no direct number.
1300 698 624Is there a room free? No public list shows vacancies as they change. Call 1300 698 624 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
"A Superior Room has a cost of"
Dementia care
A dedicated dementia area: Memory Support Unit (MSU)
"For residents living with dementia, VMCH Ashwood offers a specialised 11-bed Memory Support Unit (MSU)."
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 agedcare.vmch.com.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
- Walking sessionWeekly
- Exercise classSeveral times a week
- Word gamesSeveral times a week
- Board gamesWeekly
- Animal therapyWeekly
- Morning tea in the gardenWeekly
- Garden groupWeekly
- Arts and craftsSeveral times a week
The home's activity calendar · See it. Activity names and how often, as the home lists them.
Visiting and care
Pets can visit; residents can keep their own GP; outings offered; registered nurses mentioned (hours not stated).
We welcome your pets to come and visit, however they cannot stay overnight or live permanently at the residence.
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
48 min from Melbourne Town Hall, weekday
54 min on a Sunday
Train: Holmesglen Railway Station, 9 min walk
Train station (Holmesglen Railway Station) 9 minutes' walk. About 48 minutes from Melbourne Town Hall by public transport on a weekday morning, 54 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 km6 min walk
- Small grocery4 within 1 km8 min walk
- Pharmacy2 within 1 km8 min walk
- GP or clinic2 within 1 km5 min walk
- Park or garden15 within 1 km1 min walk
- Café4 within 1 km8 min walk
- Hospitalnone recorded within 1 km1.4 km
- Emergency department5.4 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
- Cabrini Hospital Hospital · Emergency department 5.4 km
- Delmont Private Hospital Hospital 1.4 km
- Malvern Private Hospital Hospital 3.0 km
- GP or medical clinic 5 min walk
- GP or medical clinic 5 min walk
- PharmaSave Pharmacy 8 min walk
Getting there
Getting out
- Holmesglen Reserve Park or garden 1 min walk
- Park or garden 2 min walk
- Lets Bab Café 8 min walk
- Woolworths Supermarket · Woolworths 6 min walk
- Chaddy Mart Small grocery or convenience store 8 min walk
- St Matthew's Place of worship · Anglican 9 min walk
- Ashburton Presbyterian Church Place of worship · Presbyterian 10 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 Villa Maria Catholic Homes Ashwood Aged Care Residence (3147).
Who runs it
- Type
- Charity
- Places at this home
- 90
VMCH runs 14 other homes 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
- 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.