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Best Aged Care Homes in Victoria, 2026

There are 733 residential aged care homes in Victoria, offering 60,386 resident places. Their rated homes average 3.78 on the Elderberry Index, led by Dunolly Nursing Home at 5.

Top 10 Aged Care Homes in Victoria

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

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Dunolly Nursing Home

Dunolly Nursing Home is a 19-place residential aged care home at 12 Havelock Street, Dunolly VIC 3472, run by Maryborough District Health Service. 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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3

Monda Lodge Hostel

Monda Lodge Hostel is a 30-place residential aged care home at 32-36 McGregor Avenue, Healesville VIC 3777, run by Eastern Health. 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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5

Grandview Lodge

Grandview Lodge is a 30-place residential aged care home at 19 Grandview Street, Wycheproof VIC 3527, run by East Wimmera Health Service. 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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7

Natimuk Aged Care Home

Natimuk Aged Care Home is a 41-place residential aged care home at 6 SCHURMANN Street, Natimuk VIC 3409, run by West Wimmera Health Service. It scores 4.7 on the Elderberry Index.

Residents’ experience
5 / 5
Compliance
5 / 5
Staffing
5 / 5
Quality measures
3 / 5
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8

Allawah Special Care Hostel

Allawah Special Care Hostel is a 30-place residential aged care home at 42 HUME Street, Yarrawonga VIC 3730, run by Yarrawonga Health. It scores 4.7 on the Elderberry Index.

Residents’ experience
5 / 5
Compliance
5 / 5
Staffing
5 / 5
Quality measures
3 / 5
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Illustration. No photo of this home yet.
9

Birchip Nursing Home

Birchip Nursing Home is a 12-place residential aged care home at 26-28 Duncan Street, Birchip VIC 3483, run by East Wimmera Health Service. It scores 4.7 on the Elderberry Index.

Residents’ experience
5 / 5
Compliance
5 / 5
Staffing
5 / 5
Quality measures
3 / 5

Aged care coverage in Victoria

This directory currently lists 733 residential aged care homes with 60,386 resident places across 141 towns, 375 suburbs and 308 postcodes. Use the map to narrow the search by area and the home cards to compare the same published measures.

How the homes in Victoria compare

679 of 733 homes currently have a complete Elderberry Index. Their average is 3.78 out of 5, below the current national average of 3.81. The highest current index score in the directory is 5 out of 5 for Dunolly Nursing Home.

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 Victoria

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  2. Compare resident capacity and the four published rating components, not only the combined index.
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