Fred French Home aged care home is located: 9 Amy Road Newstead TAS 7250 • Tel: 03 6345 7100

Discover a caring + comforting home in Newstead

Fred French Home boasts modern space with light and airy rooms. Relax in our open outdoor areas – filled with plants and flowers, they’re a quiet place to sit and enjoy the sun. Enjoy life in your private and spacious room. Get a makeover or keep your current hairstlye looking sharp with our on-site salon.

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Standard Room

Our Standard rooms provide a comfortable and private space to call your own. Each room comes complete with views to surrounding serene gardens, or to quiet and regularly maintained inner courtyards.
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Deluxe Room

Our Deluxe rooms are spacious, with some rooms offering surrounding gardens, or inner courtyard or neighbouring suburb views. All rooms include a designated space for a bar fridge.
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Premium Room

Premium rooms offer the best of both worlds, with picturesque elevated views, floor to ceiling cabinetry with plenty of storage space, plus space for a bar fridge. Most also include a small study desk.

All rooms feature:

  • Modern construction
  • Ensuite
  • Garden views
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Courtyard • Garden

A range of aged care services at Fred French Home

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Residential aged care
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Respite care

Services + Amenities

Amenities you can enjoy at Fred French Home are listed below. *Some services are part of Respect's Premium Services bundle (Higher Every Day Living Services). Please refer to our Premium Services brochure for full details.

Experienced team

Our staff is dedicated and trained to work under pressure, to best care and support our residents. 

  • Registered nurses (24 hours/day)
  • Pet therapy
  • Monthly resident meeting
  • Accessible outdoor courtyards and gardens
  • New outdoor green spaces and facilities to enjoy
  • Physiotherapy and pain management services
  • Vibrant lifestyle and leisure programs
  • School visits and collaborative projects with Scotch Oakburn College
  • Freshly-cooked meals by our cooks and expert kitchen staff, seven days a week
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Tailored services

Our team arranges special activities designed to inspire interest and participation. Residents also have frequent visits from specialists, such as:

  • Physiotherapists
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Nutrition

Our cooks provide nutritious meals using only the freshest ingredients. Enjoy freshly cooked meals by our cooks and expert kitchen staff, seven days a week.

  • Prepared fresh, on site
  • Healthy and well balanced
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Activities + excursions

We have key staff members and skilled facilitators to support residents to be as independent as possible. A tailored activities program is developed around each of our resident’s recreation, spiritual and leisure interests including interactions with the wider local community, organisations and schools. 

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Sense of community

From school visits and collaborative projects with Scotch Oakburn College to vibrant lifestyle and leisure programs, you'll enjoy over lots of activities held regularly at Fred French Home.

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What families are saying

To all staff for the care provided to Rodney Caldwell whilst a resident and during palliation given thanks at the funeral and post service.

Caldwell family

Family of resident at Yallambee Lodge

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The staff at Avonlea provide wonderful care and service.

Gwenda Morris

Resident at Avonlea

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[We] would like to sincerely thank all staff of Chaffey for their care of our husband, father, grand father, great grandad. Everyone truly made his last 27 days comfortable. God Bless you all.

Jeanette Tisler

Family member of resident at Chaffey House

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Explanation of fees at Fred French Home

Your own personal circumstances and financial situation will influence the amount you pay for your place in an aged care home. The Government determines how much you pay or may be required to contribute. For some people the Government will pay for most of the costs and for others, that can afford to, the Government will ask you to contribute more. We have a range of options that cater to everybody, no matter what their financial situation is.

Basic daily fee

This fee covers the cost of day-to-day services, such as meals, cleaning, laundry and facilities management, and is payable by all residents.

Based on current rate:

$66.80

$24,382

The basic daily fee = 85% of the single person rate of the basic age pension. This changes twice per year.

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Hotelling supplement contribution

This supplement covers daily living expenses such as cleaning, meals, and laundry, over and above the basic daily fee.

Payable depending on the resident’s assessable assets and income. You may be eligible for Governmental financial assistance.

Daily cap:

$22.15

Non-clinical care contribution

This covers the cost of non-clinical services like social support, lifestyle activities, and administration.

Payable depending on the resident’s assessable assets and income. You may be eligible for Governmental financial assistance.

Daily cap:

$105.30

Lifetime cap:

$135,318.69 or

the resident has been in aged care for more than four years.

Learn more out financial Government assistance at: myagedcare.gov.au

Accommodation cost

This covers the cost of living in a residential aged care home. You may be eligible for Governmental financial assistance.

How will I know if I’m eligible for financial assistance for aged care?

Financial assistance is available to those who truly need it. A means assessment will determine your eligibility based on your financial situation.

The Australian Government will pay your aged care costs if:

Your income is below:

$34,762.00

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Your assets are below:

$63,000.00

You pay full if:

Your income is greater than:

$33,849.40

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Your assets are greater than:

$210,555.20

What are my options if I am self-funding my aged care accommodation?

The good news is, if you are paying for your accommodation costs without Government assistance, you have a choice as to how you pay:

Option 1: RAD

A lump sum payment:

$525,000 Standard room

$575,000 Deluxe room

$625,000 Premium room

RAD = Refundable Accommodation Deposit
Fully refundable when you leave the home, less 2% per annum (maximum 5 years).

Option 2: DAP

Daily payments:

$121.25 Standard room

$132.80 Deluxe room

$144.35 Premium room

DAP = Daily Accommodation Payment
Rental-style, non-refundable payments.

Option 3: RAD + DAP

A combination of 50% RAD + 50% DAP
50% refundable when you leave the home, less 2% per annum (maximum 5 years).

Example of combination payment of a standard room:
50% refundable deposit (RAD) of $262,500
and 50% daily payment (DAP) of $60.63

A word to prospective residents

Before becoming a resident at Fred French Home, it’s important for you and your loved ones to have an honest, open discussion. After all, this may be a significant lifestyle change, which can bring about many questions. To help you have the conversation, we’ve detailed key steps for those considering aged care.

To set up an in-home consultation, please reach out to our Customer Relationship Consultant.

Jacqui Brownlow 0481 097 301

Jacqui Brownlow
0481 097 301

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