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Johnny O.
19 May 2024Safe and friendly.Excellent manager.
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220 Middleborough Road, Blackburn South VIC 3130
Deposits (RAD) $620,000 to $680,000
Daily payments (DAP) $143.19 to $157.05 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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Welcome to Regis Alawarra Lodge in leafy Blackburn South, close to the bus link to Box Hill Central and Burwood One shops, as well as a generous selection of reserves including Orchard Grove Reserve, RHL Sparks Reserve, Wurundjeri Wetlands and the Gardiners Creek trail. With an on-site café, mini-mart, auditorium for social events, day therapy centre and chapel, Alawarra Lodge is ideally appointed to meet residents’ diverse interests and lifestyle choices. Situated on 8 hectares, this home is nestled within our Inala Village community and offers single rooms with ensuites, as well as beautiful light-filled living areas with views overlooking the spacious gardens. With shady verandahs and raised garden beds, the community gardens at Alawarra Lodge offers an opportunity for residents and their families to relax or indulge their green thumbs. Our newly landscaped garden for people living with dementia offers a sensory experience with something for everyone to reflect upon and enjoy.
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 Regis Alawarra Lodge in the 2025 survey.
AlwaysMost of the timeSome of the timeNeverThe number on the right is how many in every 100 gave a positive answer.
Every home reports its 3 most common kinds of praise and complaints, and its 3 main improvements. July 2024 to June 2025.
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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.
2025 survey
Based on decisions about the home by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, the regulator.
Rated March 2023
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. Regis Alawarra Lodge 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 90% of food is made on site. The home spent $13 a resident a day on food; the average for aged care homes was $16. January to March 2026.
In the rooms: Overbed table, Ensuite bathroom, Furnished room, Pleasant decor
The organisation that runs this home reports inclusive policies in place across its homes (July 2024 to June 2025)
Visit
Address
220 Middleborough Road, Blackburn South VIC 3130
Visits are by arrangement with the home. Call Regis Alawarra Lodge 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 42 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. Regis Alawarra Lodge 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.
Next steps
It can feel like a lot. These are the steps most families go through, in order.
Free help from the government
Call My Aged Care on 1800 200 422
Location
220 Middleborough Road, Blackburn South VIC 3130.
Next step
Send an enquiry. There’s no fee to enquire, and we’ll let the home know you’ve been in touch.
How often five health problems happen, such as falls and weight loss, compared with other homes.
October to December 2025
Some reviews were originally published on Google.
Safe and friendly.Excellent manager.
A heartfelt thank you to the team at the Regis Alawarra Lodge at Blackburn South for the amazing care and support you generously provided for my mum. My mum planned to have short-term respite care at Alawarra in March this year. However, she was so pleased with the personal service and the sense of community at Alawarra, that she decided to stay permanently. The team of staff are pleasant and dedicated, the place has a nice feel, and a caring and inclusive culture. My mum does not speak English. The Chinese-speaking staff made every effort to assist my mum in communicating, making new friends, and quickly making my mum feel at home. I cannot say enough how grateful I am. My mum enjoys interacting with the staff, talking to fellow residents at meal times, walking around the gardens, playing mahjong, and going out for coffee and even a high tea at the Windsor Hotel – what an experience! The room is always warm, clean and the place feels very secure. My mum enjoys the meals, which have a good variety, always tasty, hot and fresh. My mum is very impressed by the hot tea/coffee and snacks served to her room throughout the day. Overall, we are very happy with our decision to place my mum at the Alawarra Lodge, and I am very happy she is in a caring, safe and socially engaging environment. Thank you very much to Alawarra management and care team! - Julia
My place of home!!! My 12th year in the Village soon with 7 years in Jharmbi and 5 years oming up in Alawarra Lodge this year in this 2026!!! A village here with everything like a small Cafe and a day care centre physio for the residents!!! A chapel for Christianity too!!!
Staff are absolutely fantastic & very caring . Always very clean & smells clean .
My mother, who has dementia, moved into Alawarra in early 2018 and has remained a very happy, well cared for and active resident ever since. The first time I visited Alawarra, I was struck by two key factors: no smell of stall cabbage/urine; and the sounds of laughter in conversations between staff, residents and staff and residents. The leadership team was and remains exemplary. Compliance with regulations is assured, just as is the determination for continuous quality improvement. Residents are treated as bona fide residents - as people with individual needs and not impersonally as clients or customers or patients. Living with dementia and with declining cognitive function has not been easy for my mother nor for us, however, Alawarra has always been there to support, suggest or take on our suggestions. My mother has always commended the food and, in early years, was pleased to report daily on the menu - its diversity, quality and quantity. Activities are many and varied and planned out a month in advance. This is a great help to me as I telephone my mother every evening and can help orientate her for the day ahead for those things that she particularly likes doing or attending - like the numerous live entertainments during the week. Even though there is a great physical distance between Alawarra and us, I am able to be in ready contact with Alawarra staff day and night and have always been received warmly and with genuine concern for my mother's wellbeing.
So grateful to management and staff at Alawarra for being so attentive and caring for our Aunt during her recent stay. You guys rock :-)
Caring staff in the dementia unit look after their residents very well. The food is plentiful and nutritious. The units are clean and bright. The residents are treated with respect.
Staff is really rude.