Willowbrae-templestowe Hostel

Menarock LIFE Willowbrae located in Templestowe and is a beautiful home offering 64 rooms. With private ensuite accommodation and beautiful manicured courtyards, it is close to Templestowe Reserve and Yarra Valley Parklands offering opportunities for walks, social activities and maintaining a balanced lifestyle. With extensive sitting areas, a separate dining area to enjoy chef cooked meals, bright open living spaces, fresh and nutritious food is made on-site daily. Wonderful staff in a cosy environment gives you that ‘at home’ feeling instantly and our comprehensive lifestyle programs ensure residents are provided with stimulating and meaningful engagement. The home offers support with nutrition and with walking through our gardens and surrounds as well as help with joining interactive activities. Our clinical team supports residents and their families by offering a clinical governance model that reflects a commitment to ensuring the highest standard of care for all residents.

Rooms and costs

Willowbrae-Templestowe Hostel offers the following room types. See the details for each room for more information about its features, current availability, and enquiries.^[1]

Room types at this location

Single Standard Suite

Single room + ensuite

Max. daily room payment
or
Max. refundable room deposit

$93.82

Size

20m²

Single Premier Suite

Single room + ensuite

Max. daily room payment
or
Max. refundable room deposit

$114.67

Size

24m² - 26m²

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Overall Star Rating

Acceptable

This rating is based on this home's performance in relation to Compliance, Quality Measures, Residents' Experience, and Staffing. The ratings for each of the sub-categories that make up the Overall Star Rating are shown below. See how this is calculated.

Last updated on 16 October 2025

Specialisations

Willowbrae-Templestowe Hostel has not listed any specialisations.

Residents' Experience

Find out how other residents feel about the care and services they received at this aged care home to see if it is a good match for you. These ratings are calculated from the results of an annual independent survey of residents at government-funded aged care homes across Australia.

Residents' Experience

Acceptable

The Residents' Experience rating shows what current residents think of Willowbrae-Templestowe Hostel. See how this is calculated.

Last updated on 25 June 2025

Residents' Experience Survey results

What the responses mean:

Always

Most of the time

Some of the time

Never

Survey questions

Residents' responses

Question 1

Do staff treat you with respect?

69%

31%

Question 2

Do you feel safe here?

62%

23%

Question 3

Is this place well run?

77%

15%

Question 4

Do you get the care you need?

54%

38%

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Disclaimers

All information on this page - excluding Star Ratings, verified specialisations and Residents' Experience - is entered and maintained by Willowbrae-Templestowe Hostel, who is responsible for ensuring the information is accurate, complete and up to date.

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing assess the quality of care at all government-funded aged care homes. Based on these assessments, each home receives a Star Rating as a simple way of showing information about the quality of care they provide and how they compare to others. Read more about Star Ratings.

If you pay a refundable accommodation deposit or a refundable accommodation contribution, they may be subject to retention. Any daily accommodation payment you make may also be subject to indexation. Learn more about aged care home costs and fees.

Specialisations with a check mark symbol are verified by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing under the 1997 Aged Care Act. After the initial verification, these specialisations are reviewed every 3 years. Read more about how the specialisation verification process works.