Services & Departments

Percy Baxter Lodge is located at the McKellar Centre on Ballarat Road Geelong. Percy Baxter Lodge is 82-bed facility offering a cosy, home-like environment in a beautiful garden setting that enhances emotional wellbeing. It features a warm and inviting shared area, with comfortable seating and pleasant surroundings in which to dine and socialise with fellow residents.

Room types

• Single room with shared ensuite, 15.5 square metres. Maximum occupancy of one.
• Single room with own ensuite, 15.5 square metres. Maximum occupancy of one.

Pricing

Residents can choose to pay for their accommodation by a refundable deposit (RAD), a daily payment (DAP), or a combination of both. A refundable deposit is paid as a lump sum amount. A daily payment accrues daily and is paid periodically, for example, monthly. A combination payment includes both a partial lump sum and daily payments.

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Additional services

• Hairdressing salon
• Barwon Health aged care bus
• Shuttle bus service within the McKellar Centre precinct
• Onsite radiology
• 'Residential in Reach Program' which prevents admissions to the emergency department by providing residents with access to GPs and Aged/Palliative Nurse Practitioner to manage and treat residents within the facility, if appropriate
• Cafe 45 provides a range of healthy food options in a picturesque setting, overlooking the Town Square precinct, which includes an amphitheatre and children's playground
• Chapel/contemplation centre
• Inpatient Rehabilitation Services including palliative care and aged psychiatric services
• Telehealth program, enabling access to private medical specialists as required
• Residents Trust Account service
• Comprehensive lifestyle program
• Mental Health Sub-Acute Facility
• White Cottages – Accommodation for families living outside the region
• Infection Prevention Service
• Vaccination Service
• BBQ area and community gardens
• Geriatrician Service
• GP Support
• Wound consultants
• Physio Therapists
• Speech Therapists
• Occupational Therapists
• Podiatry
• Nurse Practitioners
• Dieticians
• Continence Clinic
• Memory Clinic