CraigCare Moonee Ponds holds a special place in the local community. Prior to being converted into an aged care home, this site was originally home of the Essendon District & Memorial Hospital. Many Melbournians were born in this maternity ward – in fact, more than 2,000 babies were born here each year! With its origins being a hospital, the features of this home are perfectly designed to ensure the safety and comfort of our residents. The home contains 51 single bedrooms and 64 double bedrooms. Bedrooms are some of the largest on offer in Melbourne up to 40m2, with some larger apartments available as well. Average room size of 31m2. The benefits of this include couples can comfortably continue to live together, and larger home furniture pieces can be brought in – for example, you can continue to enjoy family meals over your own dining table, a chest of drawers will easily fit so there is plenty of storage for your clothes of all seasons, you can continue to enjoy your much loved comfy couch or recliner. All these family home furnishings will make CraigCare Moonee Ponds feel as close to home, as possible. Some of the rooms also have private kitchenette areas and their own private balconies where residents can entertain family and friends while overlooking the Melbourne CBD skyline. Each room has generous built-in robes, emergency call button and free to air television. Wi-Fi is also available as is our additional service the Integrated Swift network TV system which gives you access to new release movies, 20 Foxtel channels, resident experiences, photo and video messaging features for your family and friends to use that are received through your television CraigCare Moonee Ponds also offers residents a hair salon to keep you looking and feeling your best. We also have our own onsite café which is a social hub for all our residents and their visiting families and friends. The coffee and food is amazing.