Aged care homes (nursing homes) can charge you four types of fees and costs - three main fees as well as some additional fees - as described in:
4.2 The Main Costs Explained.
- in a location you are happy with
- meet your specific care needs
- to your look, feel, philosophy etc
Plus:
- meet you can afford
What information can you find from the search
Basic information
The agedcare101 directory of aged care homes includes the following basic information.
- the name of the home
- the name of the operator of the home
- the address of the home
Plus:
- the contact phone number
Extra Information
Agedcare101 offers more comprehensive paid display listings for aged care providers who want to display additional information about their homes for example:
- information about the home and special features or services
- photographs and videos
- maps
Plus:
- links to their website
PLEASE NOTE: the agedcare101 directory includes every aged care home in Australia. This means all government-subsidised homes (the vast majority) as well as all fully private, non-subsidised homes.
Start your search for an aged care home
Step 1
Using the search field below, you can follow the prompt to search by:
- Postcode (and postcodes within a five kilometre radius)
- Suburb or town name (and suburbs within a five kilometre radius)
- Region (a broader area within your city or state)
Plus:
- Property name
Step 2
Once you have found the list of aged care homes in the region or suburb you’ve chosen, you will see a list of special features and services down the right side panel.
You can refine your search by checking or unchecking the items you’d like to include in your search:
- respite care beds
- dementia care
- specialist dementia care unit
- transition care
- palliative care
- extra services
Plus:
- acceptance of partners without an ACAT assessment
In the next section see Section 6, you can also do a search of different aged care providers – the organisations or companies that operate the aged care homes and services - to learn more about them.
Step 3
You can create a shortlist of potential aged care homes to further research and apply to.
To add a home to your shortlist, click on the button: ‘Shortlist’
To view your shortlisted items, press 'My Shortlist' at any time from the top right hand side of the screen.
