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Best Aged Care Homes in New South Wales, 2026

There are 817 residential aged care homes in New South Wales, offering 73,173 resident places. Their rated homes average 3.88 on the Elderberry Index, led by Allawah Lodge at 5.

Top 10 Aged Care Homes in New South Wales

Ordered by Elderberry Index. Equal scores retain their order in the directory. Read our rating methodology.

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Allawah Lodge

Allawah Lodge is a 33-place residential aged care home at 60 Mirrool Street, Coolamon NSW 2701, run by Coolamon Shire Council. It scores 5 on the Elderberry Index.

Residents’ experience
5 / 5
Compliance
5 / 5
Staffing
5 / 5
Quality measures
5 / 5
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5

Myoora Homestead Hostel

Myoora Homestead Hostel is a 20-place residential aged care home at 1 Keighran Street, Henty NSW 2658, run by United Protestant Association of NSW. It scores 5 on the Elderberry Index.

Residents’ experience
5 / 5
Compliance
5 / 5
Staffing
5 / 5
Quality measures
5 / 5
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6

Bolton Clarke Winders Lodge

Bolton Clarke Winders Lodge is a 40-place residential aged care home at 26 Winders Place, Banora Point NSW 2486, run by Bolton Clarke. It scores 4.85 on the Elderberry Index.

Residents’ experience
5 / 5
Compliance
5 / 5
Staffing
5 / 5
Quality measures
4 / 5
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8

Yeoval Community Nursing Home

Yeoval Community Nursing Home is a 25-place residential aged care home at 1 Lord Street, Yeoval NSW 2868, run by United Protestant Association of NSW. It scores 4.85 on the Elderberry Index.

Residents’ experience
5 / 5
Compliance
5 / 5
Staffing
5 / 5
Quality measures
4 / 5
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10

Uniting Thomas Bowden Ryde

Uniting Thomas Bowden Ryde is a 47-place residential aged care home at 279 Morrison Road, Ryde NSW 2112, run by Uniting Church in Property Trust NSW. It scores 4.78 on the Elderberry Index.

Residents’ experience
5 / 5
Compliance
5 / 5
Staffing
4 / 5
Quality measures
5 / 5

Aged care coverage in New South Wales

This directory currently lists 817 residential aged care homes with 73,173 resident places across 173 towns, 485 suburbs and 351 postcodes. Use the map to narrow the search by area and the home cards to compare the same published measures.

How the homes in New South Wales compare

778 of 817 homes currently have a complete Elderberry Index. Their average is 3.88 out of 5, above the current national average of 3.81. The highest current index score in the directory is 5 out of 5 for Allawah Lodge.

The directory orders homes with a complete score by Elderberry Index. Equal scores retain their directory order, and homes without a complete score remain available below the rated homes.

Building a shortlist in New South Wales

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