Melva McDonald Lodge is located within Anglicare’s Rooty Hill Retirement Living Village. Since opening in 2019, Melva McDonald Lodge has been welcomed into the local community and is home to 90 residents. Incorporating innovative dementia design principles, it features pleasant outdoor spaces and is within walking distance of transport and shops.
Person-centred care is at the forefront of this home’s design with private en suite bathrooms, care within dedicated groups and dementia-friendly spaces. The innovative building design incorporates a ‘village-feel Main Street’, with shopfronts for services including a hairdresser and café.
Melva McDonald Lodge has a dedicated lifestyle team to provide regular activities for residents. This team also facilitates our Rhythm of Life® program, giving residents a choice in how they spend their day from meals to activities, outings and more.Enhanced Dining Experience
- Hot cooked breakfast daily with extended hours- Extensive lunch and dinner menu with a variety of choices – hot meal, soups, salads, sandwiches, light meals and dessert.- Option of alcoholic beverage with lunch
- Resident Snack Bar 24/7
- After-hours menu available upon request- BBQs &/or special occasion meals in addition to routine social & cultural meals and events- Happy hour
- Choice of dining venues
- Moulded food for pureed diets
- Coffee pods or beansTechnology and Engagement
- WiFi internet
- CareApp communications app for families- Tovertafel interactive games for people requiring cognitive improvement- BrainTrainerPlus™ digital experience to encourage active minds- iPads/Tablets
- Robotic animal therapy
- Video and book library
- Evoke® TV & Radio channels available in rooms- Wall-mounted SMART TVLifestyle and Interests
- Musical playlist for residents – available on request- Live entertainment - Art therapy session - Professionally printed clothing labels
- On-site gym
- Armchair travel sessions - Bus outings – some lunches or ticket charges at an additional cost- Church to you
- On-site Chaplain
Blacktown Terrace Care Community is located in the heart of Sydney's greater west offering aged care to Blacktown, with easy access to transport, shopping and healthcare amenities. We offer generous accommodation, luxurious living areas, outdoor terraces and an on-site cafe to relax with friends and family. With numerous different countries of origin among our residents and team, Blacktown Terrace is a diverse and vibrant community.We offer a relaxing environment with the compassionate and personalised care of 24/7 registered nurses. Our experienced leadership work alongside a capable and confident team to offer residential aged care, palliative care, dementia care and respite care. Allied health professionals also visit regularly. Our memory care neighbourhood provides an environment custom-designed to support the individual needs of residents who are living with dementia. Unique to our Care Community is our ‘virtual train’, an enjoyable interactive experience for residents and families that supports memory, reminiscence and socialisation. Music is part of the heart of our Care Community. Our resident choir enjoys practicing and performing together, supported by our experienced music therapist. Art and creativity are popular and our knitting group has become known for contributing hand-knitted bears and rugs to local community charities, while our resident green thumbs nurture our veggie garden and delight in providing fresh greens for eating. We have strong relationships within the local community, including our local early learning centre.
With us, you’re free to enjoy your interests, independently or with others, continue to learn and try new things, and participate in Blacktown Terrace life – so you can enjoy your day, your way.
Located in Northmead and set amongst landscaped gardens, Constitution Hill Aged Care has been purpose-built to offer you a comfortable lifestyle at whatever pace you choose.
Our selection of companion rooms and private rooms have been designed to support your comfort and independence, with our expert staff on-hand to respond when you need them. Your room offers you a place to relax, have your own space, add your personal touch and host visitors. All rooms offer direct garden access or a view of the lovely bushland surrounds.
The best way to know if a place feels like home is to come and take a personal tour. Please contact us to arrange yours. We’d love to show you around.Types of care available
Permanent residential careRespite careMemory supportAllied healthPalliative care
Quakers Hillside Care Community is centrally located in Sydney’s Hills District, close to local shopping precincts, clubs and community groups. An open design, with large windows that frame the view of leafy landscaped courtyards, is a feature of our Care Community. We have plenty of well-appointed living spaces, indoors and outdoors, to catch up with friends and family or enjoy quiet moments of reflection.
We offer a relaxing environment with the compassionate and personalised care of 24/7 registered nurses. Our experienced leadership work alongside a capable and confident team to offer residential aged care, palliative care, dementia care and respite care. Allied health professionals also visit regularly. Our memory care neighbourhood provides an environment custom-designed to support the individual needs of residents who are living with dementia. We recognise that understanding the big and the little details about how you like to live each day is important to us – so that we can help you feel at home, have the right support and live your best life in our care.With close ties to our local community, many residents contribute to local charities through our long-standing knitting, gardening and men’s groups. Our function room is popular among loved ones for celebrating birthdays and special occasions. The diverse cultural backgrounds of our residents and team are part of the heart of our Care Community. Our chef is passionate about connecting food and culture and her decadent baklava is a favourite for morning tea. Regular connections with local school children are a wonderful way to nurture friendships and provide laughter and learning for everyone.
It’s an environment where you’re free to enjoy your interests, independently or with others, continue to learn and try new things, and participate in Quakers Hillside life – so you can enjoy your day, your way.
Based in north Parramatta, Uniting Lilian Wells is a compassionate aged care home that specialises in supporting people living with dementia.
We offer round-the-clock peace of mind, and tailor our care to suit your needs. As well as specialist dementia support, this includes clinical and allied health services, and full-time nursing and personal care.
We’re here to support you to live a wonderful life. Which means giving you the ability to shape your own day, just as you would at home.
This flexible approach gives you the power to decide everything from what and when you eat and sleep, right through to the activities you take part in.
And you’ll live as part of a small and vibrant household, in which you and your fellow housemates will share inviting living, kitchen and dining rooms – just like any family home.
Discover the beautiful Bupa Baulkham Hills, a modern care home set in the heart of the Hills district, Sydney. You’ll be close to the local community with a neighbouring school, church and parks nearby.If you love the great outdoors, we think you’ll feel right at home at Bupa Baulkham Hills. Our outdoor areas include landscaped gardens and several courtyards with shade sails that are ideal for taking a stroll or relaxing and catching up with family and friends.Indoors, we have a delightful range of communal areas and activity rooms. These are designed with you in mind, complete with tasteful decorations, a fireplace and large windows to bring in plenty of natural light.Your activities and programsYour passionate lifestyle team are committed to providing you with a range of activities for you to get involved with. Some activities that you will have the opportunity to get involved with include: cultural and spiritual activities, cognitive activities including puzzles, exercise sessions, community events, in-home entertainment, and movies.Visit our website to learn more or book a tour online.
Since 1938, Fresh Hope Care has been providing residential care to western Sydney, and the commitment continues with Ashwood Residential Care Service in Pendle Hill.
Set amongst 4 acres of landscaped grounds and gardens, with views of historical Dunmore House, Ashwood Residential Care Service is also close to essential services and shops. With public transport nearby, residents and their families enjoy the convenience of being only minutes from the centre of Parramatta, or Westmead Hospital.
Ashwood Residential Care Service comprises Crawford Lodge, Ashwood & Shaw Houses, providing secure accommodation to over 190 residents requiring permanent, dementia specific and respite care. Fresh Hope Care operates retirement living at the same location.
Our full range of care enables Ashwood to offer ageing in place, so residents are able to remain here as their lives and needs change.
Low level care needs
Intermediate level care needs
High level care needs.
Residents are able to enjoy gatherings and special times with their loved ones in our large BBQ area and function room. The trained, caring staff ensure that our homely environments are friendly, safe and fun, with a diverse activities program offering something for everyone.
Some of the services offered at Ashwood include:
Chaplaincy support
Church services
Computer room
Hairdresser
Healthcare professionals visiting regularly
Library
Planned social and recreational activities including regular BBQs, bingo and bus trips into the city.
Our respect of different interest, customs, beliefs and backgrounds for all residents, means everybody is welcome.
A community with a warm heart If you’re looking for a personalised, residential care home with premium services and a friendly atmosphere, then John Woodward is the place for you. Conveniently located on a quiet residential street and next to playing fields, you’re close to family and friends and the community you know and love.Our home offers private suites with patios or balconies and garden views, a comprehensive range of services and the reassurance of round-the-clock care.Our light-filled, private single suites are decorated and furnished to create an environment that delivers maximum comfort, convenience and privacy.Featuring private ensuite bathrooms and garden views, our suites create a peaceful, private oasis for you to enjoy. Relax in style, enjoy breakfast in bed or keep the curtains closed and sleep in. It’s up to you.* Some services may attract an additional fee.
At Crown Gardens, we focus our care expertise in the area of rehabilitation, in a home-like environment.
Over two campuses, we provide:
Low Care – 50 places
High Care – 50 places
Dementia Specific Care
Respite Care.
Our Services
Respite care
Rehabilitation program and activities
Chinese & Western home-cooked meals are available
Mentally stimulating activities
Beauty therapies
Aromatherapy
Music and entertainment
Arts and crafts
Community events
Celebration of multicultural festivals
Weekly church services
Physiotherapy
Professional counselling.
Our Amenities
Our low care campus has beautifully appointed single and twin rooms, all with air conditioning, individual flat screen TVs, personal leather recliners, high speed internet and private phone connection
Our high care campus offers single and shared rooms in a cottage-like setting
A private function room is available for family gatherings
Beautifully landscaped outdoor areas
Easy accessibility to transportation, Westmead Hospital, shopping centres, cinemas and parks.
“The level of care is exceptional and the carers give continuous loving attention. Other aged care facilities don’t measure up to Crown Gardens,” Mr Phillip Jackson.
Nestled in the leafy suburbs stands Arcare Oatlands located approximately 5km from the Parramatta CBD. With its handy location, close to public transport and local community businesses, Arcare Oatlands offers a luxury suburban lifestyle with all the comforts of home.
Arcare Oatlands features:
Large private suites with:Ensuite with showerFlat screen televisionFoxtelIndividual heating & coolingCourtyard & balcony accessBoutique cafeHairdressing salonWellness centreMovie theatre / worship roomIntimate dining & lounge roomsManicured courtyards & gardensMeals prepared fresh on sitePrivate dining roomBus for excursions.
Bella Vista Gardens redefines residential aged care in the Hills. This carefully considered modern residence offers all of the comforts of home, in an elegant, architecturally designed and very personalised environment.Overlooking the beautiful Castle Hill Country Club golf course, Bella Vista Gardens offers an exceptionally designed residence, with the peace of mind that professional and warm support is on hand whenever it is needed. We pride ourselves on being specialists in residential aged care and above all, our residents’ wellbeing is our priority; creating a holistic experience is paramount.We provide physical and emotional security in addition to excellence in both our built environment and the level of care and service. Our professional team delivers the highest level of service to residents, offering the full spectrum of care and services including Extra Services, Dementia Care, Palliative Care and Respite Care.
Courtlands Aged Care in North Parramatta offers round the clock nursing care within a vibrant garden estate in Sydney’s west. Our experienced and compassionate team cater for residents with differing needs, including those with mobility, feeding and dressing difficulties, along with more complex needs such as dementia care. We prioritise the physical, emotional, social and spiritual health of all our residents through our comprehensive clinical, therapy, and Wellbeing programs.
Our Village is set among magnificent landscaped grounds and gardens, and is close to the heart of Parramatta and Lake Parramatta Reserve.