Of 46 aged care homes in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, 13 describe respite care on their own website (government service list, 30 June 2025; homes' websites checked October 2026).
Directory updated 6 October 2026. Source details are at the end of this page.
Each home below describes respite care on its own web page. The link under each home goes to that page.
Homes are listed alphabetically by suburb, then by name. Payment never changes the order of results or which homes appear.
Belmont NSW 2280
56 government funded placesNot-for-profitRun by The Frank Whiddon Masonic Homes of New South Wales
From the home's website, checked 6 October 2026
Bolton Point NSW 2283
89 government funded placesNot-for-profitRun by Burswood Care Pty Ltd
From the home's website, checked 6 October 2026
Charlestown NSW 2290
112 government funded placesPrivateRun by Burswood Care Pty Ltd
From the home's website, checked 6 October 2026
Mayfield NSW 2304
109 government funded placesPrivateRun by M.n.h Pty Limited
From the home's website, checked 6 October 2026
Newcastle NSW 2300
60 government funded placesNot-for-profitRun by RSL LifeCare Limited
From the home's website, checked 6 October 2026
Redhead NSW 2290
180 government funded placesNot-for-profitRun by The Frank Whiddon Masonic Homes of New South Wales
From the home's website, checked 6 October 2026
Sandgate NSW 2304
136 government funded placesNot-for-profitRun by Calvary Aged Care Limited
From the home's website, checked 6 October 2026
Teralba NSW 2284
97 government funded placesPrivateRun by Burswood Care Pty Ltd
From the home's website, checked 6 October 2026
Toronto NSW 2283
80 government funded placesPrivateRun by Burswood Care Pty Ltd
From the home's website, checked 6 October 2026
Wallsend NSW 2287
91 government funded placesPrivateRun by Wallsend Manor Aged Care Pty Ltd
From the home's website, checked 6 October 2026
Warabrook NSW 2304
153 government funded placesNot-for-profitRun by BaptistCare
From the home's website, checked 6 October 2026
Waratah NSW 2298
109 government funded placesPrivateRun by Bupa Aged Care Australia Pty Ltd
From the home's website, checked 6 October 2026
Waratah NSW 2298
155 government funded placesNot-for-profitRun by Maroba
From the home's website, checked 6 October 2026
33 other Newcastle and Lake Macquarie homes do not mention respite care on their website. Many still offer it. See all Newcastle and Lake Macquarie homes and ask them directly.
5 of them are run by providers that mention respite care on a provider-wide page. That does not confirm it for each home.
This page lists aged care homes whose own website describes respite care. Our guides explain the wider topic:
A home's listing tells you what the government publishes and what the home says about itself. It cannot tell you whether there is a room free or how it feels to live there. These guides cover the steps around choosing a home.
Directory updated 6 October 2026. How we collect and check this data.
Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material.
From the home's own website, checked October 2026.
Counts computed 6 October 2026 from homes' own web pages. Provider-wide claims are not counted.