A supportive, welcoming community with beautiful surroundings, Caloundra (Little Mountain) invites you to pursue your interests and hobbies in a homely environment.
At Caloundra (Little Mountain) residential aged care, we consider you part of our family and we are committed to honouring each individual. We recognise your individual preferences, values and choices by ensuring that a personalised care plan is developed in consultation with you, your loved ones, and your health care providers. Our team of qualified and skilled staff are on-site 24 hours a day.
Personalised care plan
Skilled staff onsite 24 hours a day
Access to visiting doctors
Range of allied health professionals
Alarm system in every room
Memory support unit
Chronic disease and advanced care
Within beautifully landscaped gardens, Caloundra (Little Mountain) offers a coffee shop, social activities, shared activity spaces, fresh meals cooked onsite, an onsite hairdresser and a Memory Support unit to support residents living with cognitive impairment. Within this vibrant community, you’ll make great friendships. Caloundra (Little Mountain) is co-located with Caloundra Rise Retirement Estate, so you can be near your loved ones if you have different care needs. Download the brochure to read more.
Comfortable, homely surrounds
Landscaped gardens
Fresh meals cooked onsite
Onsite coffee shop
Social activities
Onsite hairdresser
Some services and experiences offered across our residential care homes may form part of our Higher Everyday Living Fee (HELF) Services. These optional, enhanced offerings are available at an additional cost. To learn more, please see our Understand the Costs section below.
I oversee everything that happens in the kitchen. We work closely with our residents, so they get a lot of input into the planning of our menu. Why do I do it? Because I love it.
Before entering permanent residential aged care, you will need to complete a means assessment through the Australian Government to understand if you are eligible for Government assistance with fees and accommodation costs. The following fee information applies to all new residents entering care on or after 1 November 2025.
All residents pay this fee. Think of it as your daily living costs which covers things like meals, cleaning, laundry and utilities.
This fee is set by the Government and the maximum fee is set at 85% of the single basic age pension. This fee increases in March and September each year in line with the age pension.
People who can afford to will contribute more towards their daily living costs through a Hotelling Supplement Contribution. This will help to further meet the cost of services such as meals, cleaning, laundry and utilities.
This fee is means-tested so the amount you may need to pay will be based on your means assessment and determined by Services Australia. The maximum amount you may pay changes with indexation in March and September each year.
People who need to pay the maximum Hotelling Supplement Contribution may also need to pay a Non-Clinical Care Contribution. This fee contributes to personal care costs such as bathing, mobility assistance and lifestyle activities.
This fee is means-tested so the amount you may need to pay will be based on your means assessment and determined by Services Australia. The maximum amount you may pay changes with indexation in March and September each year. Daily and lifetime caps apply.
The cost of your residential aged care accommodation is set by Southern Cross Care and will vary depending on the room type and location. Think of this fee like your mortgage or rent, providing you with access to your room, bathroom and communal areas.
This fee is means-tested so the amount you pay for accommodation will be based on your means assessment. If you are eligible for assistance, the government will pay some or all of your accommodation costs to us. If not, you will need to pay the price that you agree with us.
You can choose to pay your accommodation cost as either: a lump sum Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) that is refunded when you leave care, less any retention amounts and any fees that you agree to draw down from it; or as a Daily Accommodation Payment (DAP) that is not refunded when you leave care; or as a combination of both a lump sum (RAD) and a daily payment (DAP).
The Higher Everyday Living Fee (HELF) is an optional fee for people who choose to receive higher quality everyday living services in permanent or respite residential aged care. This can include services that are of a higher quality or in addition to those that we must provide.
This is an optional fee that is set by Southern Cross Care and will be discussed and agreed with you after you move in if you would like access to higher services. For full details, please refer to our Caloundra HELF brochure.
We can help you plan your next steps towards joining our lovely community.
Visit us at Caloundra (Little Mountain), or any Southern Cross Care community, send us an email or simply call us.
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