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280 Hume Street, South Toowoomba QLD 4350
Deposits (RAD) $325,000 to $550,000
Daily payments (DAP) $75.06 to $127.03 a day
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The Australian Government’s published results for this home
Updated May 2026
Compared only with the government’s own targets, averages and national figures.
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Salem is part of Lutheran Services, one of Queensland's longest established aged care providers. We welcome people of all belief, faiths and world views. A part of the Toowoomba community since 1935, Salem Aged Care is enriched in history as Lutheran Services’ earliest place of warmth and care. Conveniently located on beautiful tree lined Hume Street, Salem Aged Care is just minutes from Toowoomba’s historic town centre and provides easy access for family and friends when they come and visit. Salem offers residents a mix of comfortable single rooms with shared or private ensuites and access to an abundance of amenities and activities. Residents enjoy the recent vintage inspired refurbishment complete with games room, retro café, and barbershop. Know your future is secure in a supported age care community with your health and wellbeing front of mind. Joining Salem Toowoomba’s aged care community means a future filled with quality care, dignity, and peace of mind.
Residents and families
Each year an independent team talks privately with at least 1 in 5 residents of every government-funded aged care home. These are the answers at Lutheran Services - Salem in the 2026 survey.
AlwaysMost of the timeSome of the timeNeverThe number on the right is how many in every 100 gave a positive answer.
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Quality
The Australian Government gives every aged care home a star rating from 1 to 5. More stars means higher quality care.
What residents told an independent survey team about their care.
2026 survey
Based on decisions about the home by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, the regulator.
Rated December 2022
How much care residents get from nurses and care workers, against the home’s targets.
October to December 2025
The regulator checks every home against the Aged Care Quality Standards. Lutheran Services - Salem met 42 of the 42 requirements at its most recent assessment.
The ratings are the government’s, as published for this home.
Daily life
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are cooked fresh, and all food is made on site. The home spent $20 a resident a day on food; the average for aged care homes was $16. January to March 2026.
In the rooms: Ensuite bathroom, Overbed table
Anglican, Baptist, Buddhism, Catholic, Churches of Christ, Eastern Orthodox, Hinduism, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses, Judaism, Latter-day Saints, Lutheran, Oriental Orthodox, Other Christian, Other Protestant, Pentecostal, Presbyterian and Reformed, Salvation Army, Seventh-day Adventist, Uniting Church faith · The organisation that runs this home reports cultural safety, inclusive policies and inclusive activities in place across its homes (July 2024 to June 2025)
Visit
Address
280 Hume Street, South Toowoomba QLD 4350
Visits are by arrangement with the home. Call Lutheran Services - Salem to arrange a time.
Costs
Prices as the facility states them. Confirm current prices and fees with the facility.
Paying for a room: each room type states a refundable deposit (RAD) and a daily payment (DAP). My Aged Care explains how they work and what else you may pay. Aged care home fee estimator (opens in a new tab) · Aged care home costs and fees (opens in a new tab)
Health
Every government-funded home reports these to the government every 3 months. For all of them, fewer is better. October to December 2025.
Each result is the share of the home’s residents, compared with the national figure the government publishes.
Staff
Every home has its own targets for how much care each resident gets, on average, every day. Care time includes help with everyday tasks and things like updating care plans. October to December 2025.
That’s 3 hours 25 minutes of care a resident a day, on average.
Homes must have a registered nurse on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Lutheran Services - Salem reported one on site around the clock in 12 of the 12 months reported, from July 2025 to June 2026. In June 2026 the national average was 23 hours 51 minutes a day.
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Location
280 Hume Street, South Toowoomba QLD 4350.
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How often five health problems happen, such as falls and weight loss, compared with other homes.
October to December 2025
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