Cooee Lodge

· Townsend Drive Gilgandra 2827 NSW

Residential aged care at Cooee Lodge in Gilgandra, New South Wales

  • Permanent
  • Respite
  • Dementia

About our home

Cooee Lodge is an aged care home located in Gilgandra, central west NSW. It offers modern facilities including a lounge dining room, family room with Skype, library/exercise area, and a special care unit for dementia residents, all upgraded in 2007. Each of the home's fifty beds comes with individual air conditioning for resident comfort. The dementia care unit provides a secure environment tailored to the needs of its residents. This facility focuses on quality care and the ability to age in place in a rural setting.

  • Gardens

Top Rated Home in Gilgandra

One of the top homes in Gilgandra according to residents and Government service audits.

9.2Overall Score
225 Staffing Minutes
3 Year Accreditation

Cooee Lodge Reviews

9.4· Recommended by 100% residents

Categories

Staff9.4
Home9.1
Independence9.9
Food8.1
Kindness9.8
Safety9.6

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


Ann Westwood
Ann Westwood
 · 22/08/2022

Best aged care facility I have come across. Lovely rooms and gardens. Staff are friendly and helpful. If I ever have to go into a facility, this is the one for me.

Marieann Flint
Marieann Flint
 · 11/04/2021

Sorry my experience was tainted due to the mouse plague, no fault of theirs, but as a city girl a little daunting.

Gordon Gundry
Gordon Gundry
 · 02/03/2021

Great service friendly people

Mahesh Nath
Mahesh Nath
 · 01/12/2020

Good

Nengi Nnanyelugo
Nengi Nnanyelugo
 · 01/11/2018

Peaceful countryside if you wanna avoid the busy city. Aged care facility with loving staff


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

Cooee Lodge supports eligible government funded residents with subsidised fees.

Room Type
Price
Mainstream/Special CareSingle room + ensuite
$62.55 DailyOR$300,000 RAD

About the Staff

225
225 mins
All Care Staff
46 mins
Registered Nurse

Residents at Cooee Lodge on average received 225 minutes of total daily care (108% 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 Gilgandra Shire Council
  • Government business
  • Is Commonwealth government subsidised
  • ABN: 47979060715

Safety Checks

  • Certification valid
  • Has not received notice of sanction
  • Is accredited

Location

Townsend Drive Gilgandra 2827 NSW

Questions

What is the ACQSC star rating of Cooee Lodge?

This home has an overall ACQSC star rating of Good.

What is the price range of residential aged care at Cooee Lodge?

Cooee Lodge has 1 different types of rooms which range in price between $300,000 and $300,000 maximum refundable accommodation deposit.


Updated: 29 September 2024