Aged Care Checker is an independent directory of aged care facilities, nursing homes and retirement homes across Australia. We collect the official ratings, staffing data, fees and family reviews for each one and present them in plain language, so you can decide with the facts in front of you.
Government data on aged care is public but scattered across portals, spreadsheets and PDFs. We gather it for each facility, add what families say, and explain what the numbers actually mean.
Each home's government rating across residents' experience, compliance, staffing and quality measures, with what each one really tells you.
Accommodation deposits, daily payments, means-tested contributions and extra services, laid out the same way for every facility.
Public Google reviews from residents and the people who visit them, with the author and source shown. The things a brochure never mentions.
Care minutes per resident, registered nurse coverage and whether a home is meeting its targets, updated as each quarter's data is published.
Ranked lists of the best-rated homes in each city, starting with Sydney, Canberra and Perth, with contact details, ownership and size for each.
Plain-language guides to choosing and paying for care, and a national statistics report built from official sources and updated as they are.
We need a writer who can turn government data and official reports into clear, plain-language guides and facility profiles for Australian families. Remote, flexible, Australia-based, and every piece carries your byline.
Applications through our own website will be highly regarded.
Open the guide for your area to see the best-rated homes, who runs them, how big they are and how they score officially.
Ratings, staffing, fees, reviews and contact details for every home, with the source and date of each figure.
Take the questions from our guides, ask about anything below 4 stars, and make a decision you can stand behind.