Aged Care Home / Hostel in Sydney

Within our Village, we have a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hostel on-site.

Willoughby Retirement Community Hostel is a residential aged care facility comprised of 29 studio apartments, each with a large bathroom and balcony. Our Hostel is located at 1 Warrah Street Chatswood adjacent to WRCA’s Self Care units at 36 Douglas Street Chatswood and accessible by a a short pleasant walk from our self-contained units via a covered bridge across Scotts Creek, frequented by ducks, echidnas and water dragons.

Willoughby Hostel currently has the maximum 5-Star Rating plus the maximum 3-year accreditation.

This is the highest star rating awarded as shown on the Commonwealth website – My Aged Care – for excellence in the provision of aged care services to residents.

Willoughby Hostel is currently the only 5-star rated facility in northern Sydney.  Our overall rating is based on our performance in relation to Compliance, Quality Measures, Residents’ Experience, and Staffing.

Willoughby Hostel is a four storey building overlooking Muston Park and Scotts Creek. The Dining Room is located on the first floor, with large sitting rooms on each floor accessible by 2 elevators.

All village and hostel units are fitted with smoke detectors connected directly to the NSW Fire Brigade. The Hostel is fitted with a fire sprinkler system.

Entry to the Hostel or Outreach is in accordance with the Commonwealth Aged Care Act 1997. Current Government policy guidelines require placement on medical assessment and ‘needs’ basis.

entry prices for aged care facility

All admissions are made on a “needs” basis requiring assessment in accordance with the Commonwealth Aged Care Act 1997. Apartments are allocated by WRCA’s Allocations Committee and a contract is agreed.

WRCA’s maximum accommodation payment for hostel or outreach studio units is $550,000 payable by refundable lump sum (RAD) within 6 months of entry date. Interest rates are determined by the government each quarter. To avoid prescribed interest payments from date of entry, 10% of the lump sum may be paid upon entry to our Hostel and the balance within 3 months of entry.

Only amounts that are permitted by the Aged Care Act or as agreed with you in writing are deducted from the lump sum and on leaving our care, the balance is refunded to you.

Alternatively, or in combination with a lump sum, a daily accommodation interest payment (DAP) is payable each 28 days at the interest rate set by the government at the date of entry –  for example, if at the date of entry, the prescribed interest rate is 8.15%, a 50% refundable deposit lump sum of $275,000 may be combined with a daily interest payment of $61.40 for the balance of $275,000.

The option to adjust the accommodation payment and pay a RAD, DAP or a combination of RAD and DAP is available at any time.

A proportion of our units are reserved for concessional applicants who are not required to make an accommodation payment.