The Bellarine Peninsula’s elderly residents are extraordinary

August 22, 2025 BY
Bellarine Peninsula aged care

Arcare Portarlington includes a cafe for residents and their friends and family.

AT Arcare, the team believe every Australian elder is extraordinary.

That’s why for more than 40 years, Arcare have been creating extraordinary places, featuring stunning architecturally designed living environments, beautiful suites, and spacious courtyards.

At the heart of every Arcare, is a care model, centred on the needs of the resident. This is based on open communication between the resident, their family and their dedicated carer.

This type of interaction creates strong friendships bounded on trust. Arcare call this is their relationship-first approach, which has been designed to support good health and well-being so that residents can live their best life.

Every Arcare residence has an extensive lifestyle program, offering a vast array of activities that are designed to invigorate and entertain. This may include painting, tips on technology or mornings of discovery at nearby attractions.

Mealtime is a favourite, with delicious, fresh, chef prepared meals featuring a menu that is constantly changing in accordance to taste, and seasonal ingredients.

At Arcare, the team is focused on the needs of their residents, based on open communication.

 

Arcare’s aim is not just to spoil their residents, but their friends and families too. That’s why every Arcare enjoys a large café, serving cakes and barista made coffees of your choosing and a private dining room, where everyone can come together to celebrate the likes of birthdays, Mother’s Day and Christmas.

The Bellarine Peninsula boasts two Arcare residences.

Arcare Portarlington

Arcare Portarlington is a short walk from the main street and magnificent views of Port Phillip Bay.

At Arcare Portarlington, the community is warm and welcoming. Residents who hail from Portarlington, Drysdale, Clifton Springs and Ocean Grove come together to watch films in their gold class style cinema, go on outings across the Bellarine Peninsula and tend to vegetable and flower gardens in the courtyard.

With 100 spacious suites, Arcare Portarlington features of a variety of spaces that has something for everyone.

Arcare Point Lonsdale

Arcare Point Lonsdale is just a two-minute drive from the beach and cosy cafés of Point Lonsdale.

Arcare has a relationship-first approach, designed to support good health and well-being for residents to live their best life.

 

Like its sister residence in Portarlington, Arcare Point Lonsdale enjoys a fun and friendly community feel with residents who are originally from Point Lonsdale, Ocean Grove, Barwon Heads, Clifton Springs and Newtown.

Together they enjoy barista made coffees in their own café, a min-gym, a mix of activities both inside and out, private dining with friends and family or just kicking back and watching a favourite Foxtel show in their private suite.

Arcare Point Lonsdale is made up of 90 suites all of which include their own ensuite, flat screen TV, courtyard access and individual heating and colling system.

To learn more about Arcare Portarlington or Point Lonsdale, book a private tour by phoniing 1300 Arcare or heading to arcare.com.au

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