Ranked: 40 Sunshine Coast and Noosa aged care, nursing homes

Sending a loved one to an aged care facility can be a difficult process for anyone, but it’s made slightly easier when you know they will be getting the best care. See all 40 of the Sunshine Coast’s aged care homes and how they rate.

Bowder Lodge, Nambour. Photo: Supplied

One Sunshine Coast aged care facility has been rated the best in the region by the Australian government, as the conditions of each aged care home on the Sunshine Coast and Noosa are laid bare in an annual report.

Forty aged care facilities across the Sunshine Coast and Noosa regions have been assessed by the Australian Government’s aged care support service, My Aged Care, and been rated on their compliance.

Regulations and standards are designed to protect and enhance the safety, health and wellbeing of residents.

Performance ratings and quality relate to key things like medication management, restrictive practices and pressure injuries, resident experiences, resident feedback on their care, and staffing or the amount of care available to residents.

The Bowder Lodge at Nambour was the only facility on the Sunshine Coast and in Noosa to receive an overall 5-star rating. Photos: Contributed

Facilities are rated out of five stars; one star for where significant improvement is needed, two stars covers improvement needed, three stars is acceptable, four stars is considered good and five is excellent.

Out of 40 Sunshine Coast and Noosa aged care homes listed on the website, six were rated three stars overall, while 29 were rated four stars overall. All ratings were updated on February 26, 2024.

The Bowder Lodge Care Centre at Nambour was the only facility to receive an overall rating of five stars. No facilities were given one or two stars overall.

Operated by Sundale, the Bowder centre in Doolan Street, has 32 ground level units which open onto lush and peaceful gardens. It was only one of about 12 aged care centres in Queensland to achieve the honour.

According to a recent report, Bowder Lodge surpassed the federal government’s registered nurse time targets by 29 per cent and nursing and personal care targets by 26 per cent. Sundale last year celebrated 60 years of serving the Nambour community. It achieved a 19 out of 20 in the assessment.

Sundale Board Chairperson Terence Seymour said Sundale was “extremely proud” of the exceptional care they provide residents.

See the full list of Sunshine Coast and Noosa aged care homes and their ratings below:

3 stars – Acceptable

Regis Sippy Downs

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Residents experiences – 3 stars

Staffing – 2 stars

Bolton Clarke Tantula Rise

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Residents’ experience – 3 stars

Staffing – 2 stars

Estia Health Pacific Paradise

Compliance – 4 stars

Residents’ experience – 3 stars

Quality measures – 2 stars

Staffing – 3 stars

Bolton Clarke Tantula aged care facility. Photo: Supplied

Calvary Noosa

Compliance – 4 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Residents’ experiences – 3 stars

Staffing – 1 star

Carramar Aged Care

Compliance – 4 stars

Quality measures – 2 stars

Residents’ experiences – 4 stars

Staffing – 3 stars

IRT Woodlands

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 1 star

Residents’ experience – 4 stars

Staffing – 2 stars

4 stars – Good

The Ormsby Aged Care, Buderim

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality Measures – 3 stars

Residents’ Experiences – 4 stars

Staffing – 2 stars

Regis Kuluin

Compliance – 5 stars

Residents’ experience – 4 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Staffing – 2 stars

Buderim Views Assisted Aged Care

Compliance – 5 stars

Resident’s experience – 4 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Staffing – 2 stars

Arcare Maroochydore

Compliance – 4 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Residents’ experiences – 3 stars

Staffing – 3 stars

Estia Health Maroochydore

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Residents’ experiences – 4 stars

Staffing – 4 stars

Regis Maroochydore

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 5 stars

Residents’ Experiences – 4 stars

Staffing – 2 stars

Estia Health facility in Twin Waters.

St Vincent’s Care Services Maroochydore

Compliance – 4 stars

Quality measures – 4 stars

Residents’ experiences – 4 stars

Staffing – 3 stars

Estia Health Twin Waters

Compliance – 4 stars

Quality measures – 4 stars

Residents’ experiences – 3 stars

Staffing – 5 stars

Lutheran Services – Immanuel Gardens

Compliance – 4 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Resident’s experiences – 4 stars

Staffing – 3 stars

Woombye Care

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 5 stars

Resident’s experiences – 3 stars

Staffing – 2 stars

Blue Care Bli Bli Aged Care Facility

Compliance – 4 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Residents’ experiences – 4 stars

Staffing – 3 stars

Nambour Gardens Care Community

Compliance – 4 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Residents’ experience – 4 stars

Staffing – 3 stars

James Grimes Care Centre

Compliance – 4 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Residents’ experience – 3 stars

Staffing – 5 stars

Estia Health Nambour

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 4 stars

Residents’ experiences – 4 stars

Staffing – 3 stars

Voller Care centre

Compliance – 4 stars

Quality Measures – 3 stars

Residents’ Experiences – 4 stars

Staffing – 4 stars

Kabara Aged Care, Cooroy.

Kabara Aged Care

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 4 stars

Residents’ experience – 3 stars

Staffing – 3 stars

Ozcare Noosa Heads

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Residents’ experiences – 3 stars

Staffing – 3 stars

St Mary’s Coolum Beach

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Residents’ experience – 4 stars

Staffing – 3 stars

Ozcare Noosa Heads Aged Care Facility (formerly St Vincent’s Nursing Home)

Estia Health Mount Coolum

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Residents’ experience – 3 stars

Staffing – 4 stars

Blue Care Warana Beachwood Aged Care Facility

Compliance – 4 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Residents’ experience – 4 stars

Staffing – 4 stars

Kawana Waters Care Community

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 5 stars

Residents’ experience – 4 stars

Staffing – 2 stars

Ozcare Caroline Chisholm

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Residents experience – 3 stars

Staffing – 4 stars

Churches of Christ Little Mountain Aged Care Service

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 2 stars

Residents experience – 4 stars

Staffing – 3 stars

Blue Care Caloundra Aged Care Facility

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Residents’ experience – 3 stars

Staffing – 4 stars

Sending a loved one to an aged care facility can be a difficult process for anyone, but it’s made slightly easier when you know they will be getting the best care. Photo: Kari Bourne / Sunshine Coast Daily

Caloundra Adventist Retirement Village

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 1 star

Residents’ experience – 4 stars

Staffing – 3 stars

Caloundra Place Care Community

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 4 stars

Residents’ experience – 4 stars

Staffing – 2 stars

Bolton Clarke Centaur

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 3 stars

Residents experience – 3 stars

Staffing – 3 stars

Blue Care Dicky Beach Aged Care Facility

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 2 stars

Residents’ experience – 4 stars

Staffing – 2 stars

Glasshouse Views

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 4 stars

Residents’ experiences – 4 stars

Staffing – 3 stars

5 stars – Excellent

Bowder Lodge Care Centre

Compliance – 5 stars

Quality measures – 5 stars

Residents’ experiences – 4 stars

Staffing – 5 stars

No overall ratings available

Tricare Kawana Waters Aged Care Residence

The MyAgedCare website states there are no ratings, general or overall, for this facility as it was recently taken over by another service provider.

TriCare Kawana Waters Aged Care Residence will have no rating until it is assessed during the 12 months after it transfers ownership, the website states.

Glenbrook Nursing Home, Nambour

There was no overall rating for Glenbrook, but the facility was given five stars for compliance, two for quality measures and three for residents’ experience. There was no rating available for staffing at the time of publication.

Glenbrook Nursing Home, Nambour. Photo:Warren Lynam / Sunshine Coast Daily

Sunrise Beach Aged Care

Sunrise Beach Aged Care did not have a rating, general or overall, as they were a new provider who has been operating for less than 12 months, the MyAgedCare website states.

Arcare Birtinya

Arcare Birtinya did not have an overall rating as they are a new provider who has been operating for less than 12 months, the MyAgedCare website states.

The facility was rated four stars for compliance and four stars for residents’ experience, but did not have any available ratings for quality measures or staffing.