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Meracare — aged care facility

Meracare

Carrum Downs VIC 3201, Australia

★★★★☆ My Aged Care rating
4.6 ★ Google (8 reviews)

Meracare is a family-founded aged care provider established in 1996 by George and Lizzie, operating three residential nursing homes in Carrum Downs, Frankston, and Wangaratta, Victoria, as well as managing two retirement villages. The facilities offer permanent residential care, short and long-stay respite, DVA care, complex health care, dementia care planning, and palliative care, with a Registered Nurse on-site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Meracare emphasises a small, homely environment with freshly cooked meals prepared daily on-site and a 7-day lifestyle programme. Rooms include private ensuites, shared rooms, and couple rooms with ensuites, and residents are encouraged to personalise their space.

Care types offered

residential respite dementia palliative day therapy retirement living

Amenities

  • hairdresser
  • garden
  • communal lounge
  • activity room
  • outdoor areas

Activities & lifestyle

  • music
  • gardening
  • exercise classes
  • art
  • bus outings
  • social events
  • bingo
  • movie nights

Allied health services

physio podiatry speech dietitian other

24/7 nursing on-site

Quality & compliance

Non-compliance notices
None

Source: ACQSC public register. Last fetched 26/05/2026.