NewDirection Care at Bellmere, located between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, is an innovative residential aged care facility designed as a microtown™. It features 17 houses, each housing 7 residents matched by values and lifestyle. Each resident enjoys a private ensuite bedroom and shares common living areas including a kitchen, laundry, dining, and sitting rooms.
The facility includes a variety of amenities such as a café, a corner store, a hair salon, a barber shop, a dental clinic, a GP clinic, a music studio with a mini grand piano, a hydro pool, a gym with HUR equipment, a needle & thread room, and an art deco cinema. Outdoor facilities include community gardens, chooks, dogs, and a men's shed. It aims to offer a life-like, family-unit style living experience to enhance comfort and sociability.
Top Rated Home in Bellmere
One of the top homes in Bellmere according to residents and Government service audits.
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The Residents Experience rating shows what current residents at New Direction think of the food, staff, care and more. These ratings are from the 2023 Aged Care Quality Commission Survey.
No Accommodation fee for respite
You will only pay the Basic daily fee and may pay an additional services fee.
Concessional residents welcome
New Direction supports eligible government funded residents with subsidised fees.
Instead of paying a RAD you can choose to pay a Daily Accommodation Payment (DAP) which is a non-refundable daily fee, based on the room price and the maximum permissable interest rate set by the Department of Health and Aged Care.
Residents at New Direction on average received 213 minutes of total daily care (106% target) from a combination of support workers, enrolled and registered nurses. In October 2024, a Registered Nurse was on site 24:00 hours per day.
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What is the ACQSC star rating of New Direction?
This home has an overall ACQSC star rating of Good.
What is the price range of residential aged care at New Direction?
New Direction has 3 different types of rooms which range in price between $540,000 and $550,000 maximum refundable accommodation deposit.
Updated: 7 December 2024