Low-Needs Care Nursing Home

A low-needs care nursing home is a privately-funded communal home providing accommodation and care for people with low-level support needs. At Gracevale Lodge, that means affordable permanent and short-term residential care for people in their 20s onwards who can no longer live at home and are seeking quality care, support and companionship in a secure, comfortable community. There’s no formal ACAS assessment, accommodation bond or income or asset test, so we can welcome new residents, on approved application, as soon as a suitable room becomes available.

Our trained staff provide 24-hour personalised care, including secure medicine management, help with daily personal hygiene and grooming, and mobility assistance. We also provide nutritious, well-balanced meals, full laundry services, and a wide variety of programs and activities — regular low-impact exercise, music therapy, art and craft, and visiting entertainment — to help residents maintain their physical, social and mental health and wellbeing.

It’s often a gradual realisation — managing medications, meals or personal care alone is becoming harder, or living at home no longer feels safe or sociable. If that sounds familiar for you or someone you love, we’d welcome a chat about your circumstances to help you decide whether Gracevale Lodge is the right fit.

Each resident has their own spacious, private, fully-furnished room with a leafy outlook onto our landscaped gardens. Our communal areas include a large indoor lounge, TV, library and quiet sitting areas, a spacious dining area, and beautiful gardens with plenty of outdoor seating — plus dedicated resident garden beds and vegetable boxes. We’re an easy stroll or short bus trip from the Warragul town centre, with its shops, cafés, galleries, markets, churches and parks.

The safety and security of our residents is paramount. Residents receive 24-hour care, support and supervision, with a nurse call bell in every bedroom and bathroom and in each communal area. Our staff keep a close eye on the wellbeing of every resident to ensure they are always safe, healthy and happy at Gracevale Lodge.

Residents pay a single all-inclusive fee each fortnight, covering accommodation, meals, laundry, room servicing, use of communal facilities, all care and support services, and all social programs and activities. There are no upfront fees or accommodation bond, and the fee doesn’t depend on any income or asset calculation or ACAS assessment. All residents are eligible for government rental assistance.

Alongside permanent care, we offer short-term respite and convalescence stays, with the same inclusive programs, meals and warm welcome. Talk to us about your circumstances and we’ll help you arrange the care you need.

Every bedroom is private, spacious and fully furnished — with a bed, armchair, bedroom furniture, built-in wardrobe and shelving — and looks out onto our gardens. We offer single, twin-share and double rooms, with a choice of private ensuite, twin-share and communal bathrooms to suit different preferences and budgets, and provide all bed linen, towels and laundry.