Bupa Waratah

· 219 Christo Road Waratah 2298 NSW

Residential aged care at Bupa Waratah in Waratah, New South Wales

  • Permanent
  • Respite
  • Dementia

About our home

Bupa Waratah is located in the residential suburb of Waratah, Newcastle. It features a variety of common spaces including a dining room, lounge, sitting room, and a private reflection room, all designed to make residents feel at home. The facility also boasts well-maintained outdoor gardens, maintained by a resident gardening group, and a small courtyard for quiet respite or family visits.

The care home provides a range of activities for its residents, such as arts and crafts, exercise classes, and library services, aimed at keeping them engaged and entertained. Bupa Waratah is positioned as a viable option for comfortable and active living in an aged care setting in Newcastle.

  • Gardens
  • Outdoor courtyard
  • Nearby shops
  • Organised activities
  • Near to beach

Bupa Waratah Rating

Based on resident reviews and Government service audits.

8.3Overall Score
209 Staffing Minutes
3 Year Accreditation

Bupa Waratah Reviews

9.1· Recommended by 100% residents

Categories

Staff9.2
Home8.5
Independence9.6
Food7.5
Kindness9.7
Safety9.7

The Residents Experience rating shows what current residents at Bupa Waratah think of the food, staff, care and more. These ratings are from the 2025 Aged Care Quality Commission Survey.


Ann Baker
Ann Baker
 · 09/01/2023

This home has improved in leaps and bounds in the last few months. The staff are being lead by an experienced and dedicated General Manager, who is ensuring the best quality care for all who reside here. The clinical team are also lead by two dedicated clinical managers and the improvement is evident. The residents are happier and joining in on all the wonderful activities that are on offer, the engagement is heartwarming. This home is now in the best of hands and better than it’s ever been. Well done Bupa Waratah, keep up the good work.

Raymond Johns
Raymond Johns
 · 29/12/2022

This home deserves to be recognised for the incredible improvements that have been made. New management and staff have made a huge shift in the quality of care for our loved ones. The atmosphere has changed immensely and the amount of residents that are out enjoying the activities and smiles on their faces tell a different story than that portrayed in the media. Keep up the great work Bupa Waratah, you all should be proud!

Thomas Wilton
Thomas Wilton
 · 18/11/2022

Noise pollutant staff organise live rock shows on a twice a week basis, sometimes in the morning, sometimes at night, always inconsiderate of the three blocks that are being subjected to some god awful elvis impersonator at a time that suits the residents of the aged car center. Staff are also rude and negligent. I live in a unit attached to their courtyard and once in the middle of winter had to spend an hr hanging on to my fence to keep a resident company as he had fallen out of his wheelchair and was complaining that he’d been on the cold concrete floor for excess of 90 minutes, unable to scale my fence I waited with him for an additional 20 minutes and called him an ambulance before some wildebeest in a nurses uniform rudely scoffed that it was all under control, I hear residents howling in the night for endone/morphine. Howls that fall on deaf ears. Would sooner send my grandparents to Dachau than to this sarcophagus of sorrow and remorse.

Rose Duncan
Rose Duncan
 · 03/08/2021

l am a retired RN psych/developmentally delayed and geriatric. l have noticed staff are not trained in aged care and certainly not in dementia, my overall impression is that of a poorly run babysitting service.

Michelle Gould
Michelle Gould
 · 23/08/2016

Too many registered nurses from overseas being employed especially in the night , which are hard to understand Bupa has over 100 residents with one trained nurse on in the night what happens when there is an emergency , the residents are being let down by this money hungry company


Rooms & Pricing

No Accommodation fee for respite

You will only pay the Basic daily fee and may pay an additional services fee.

Concessional residents welcome

Bupa Waratah supports eligible government funded residents with subsidised fees.

Room Type
Price
SuperiorSingle room + ensuite
$136.73 DailyOR$592,000 RAD
Classic EnsuiteSingle room + ensuite
$131.42 DailyOR$569,000 RAD
ClassicSingle room + no bathroom or ensuite
$86.38 DailyOR$374,000 RAD
CompanionShared room + shared bathroom
$72.06 DailyOR$312,000 RAD

About the Staff

209
209 mins
All Care Staff
39 mins
Registered Nurse

Residents at Bupa Waratah on average received 209 minutes of total daily care (94% target) from a combination of support workers, enrolled and registered nurses. In September 2025, a Registered Nurse was on site 24:00 hours per day.


Things to know

About the operator

  • Operated by Bupa Aged Care Australia Pty Ltd
  • For profit business
  • Is Commonwealth government subsidised
  • ABN: 74082931575

Safety Checks

  • Certification valid
  • Has received notice of sanction
  • Is accredited

Location

219 Christo Road Waratah 2298 NSW

Questions

What is the ACQSC star rating of Bupa Waratah?

This home has an overall ACQSC star rating of Acceptable.

What is the price range of residential aged care at Bupa Waratah?

Bupa Waratah has 4 different types of rooms which range in price between $312,000 and $592,000 maximum refundable accommodation deposit.


Updated: 15 August 2026