It started with family. And family still shapes how we care.
Rosewood Gardens began with a deeply personal belief: when someone places a person they love in your care, you should care for them as you would want your own family cared for — with dignity, patience, kindness and genuine human connection.
How Rosewood Gardens began
Rosewood Gardens was born from something deeply personal.
Our founder, Jega Rajan, lost his parents at a relatively young age. As the years passed, one thought never left him: he wished he could have done more — spent more time with them, cared for them the way they deserved.
Jega went on to build a successful international career in technology, holding senior leadership and director-level roles with Digital Equipment Corporation, Compaq and HP, and later serving as a CEO before retiring from corporate life. But retirement was never about stepping away. For years, he had been quietly thinking about how to do something meaningful for older people — and for families facing the same questions he had once faced himself.
Around twelve years ago, that purpose led him to Rosewood Gardens. It was never simply a business investment. It was the chance to build something founded on service, compassion and dignity: a place where older people are treated the way we would all want our own parents treated — with kindness, patience, respect and genuine human connection.
For us, aged care is not simply a service. It is caring for someone's mother, father, husband, wife — someone's whole world.
That philosophy still guides us today. As our services have grown — from our purpose-built 45-bed residence in Ashburton to Support at Home, NDIS and private care across Melbourne and Sydney — our purpose has never changed: helping people live with dignity, independence, safety and a sense of belonging, while giving families confidence that the people they love are genuinely cared for.
That is how Rosewood Gardens began. And that is why we are still here.
In practice, that means we roster a consistent small team wherever possible, so clients and residents can build familiar, trusted relationships — a full continuum of support, from a few hours of help at home to 24/7 residential care, under one family's dedicated ownership.
We support people with dignity and respect at every stage: those who are independent, those with complex clinical needs, those living with dementia, and those requiring end-of-life palliative care. Our team partners with you and your family to make sure you are well cared for, feel safe, and are living well.
“For us, care is never simply a service. It is caring for someone’s mother, father, husband, wife — someone’s whole world.”
Jega Rajan · Founder, Rosewood Gardens
From one purpose to a continuum of care
- The beginningA personal commitment to caring differently — the way we would want our own parents cared for.
- Rosewood Gardens, AshburtonA purpose-built 45-bed residence built around dignity, familiarity and belonging.
- Care beyond our residenceSupport at Home and private care — the same standards, in your own home.
- NDIS & complex supportSupporting people with disability and higher clinical needs, including 1:1 and 2:1 care.
- Melbourne & Sydney todayOne Rosewood philosophy across home, community and residential care.
What family-owned means for you
Familiar people
We aim for continuity, so you and your loved ones know the people caring for you.
Decisions closer to care
Less distance between families and leadership. You’re heard.
Care that can change with you
From a little support at home to NDIS, complex care or residential care.
People, not numbers
Your routines, culture, preferences and relationships matter.
One relationship through it all
Different care settings. The same values and commitment.
What we believe shapes how we care
Our values aren't words on a wall. They guide how we listen, how we show up, how we make decisions and how we care for people every day.
Care that helps people live well
To support each person to live with dignity, choice, independence and genuine human connection — wherever they call home. We bring together compassionate people, personalised support and clinical capability so individuals and families can feel safe, understood and confident in their care.
A better experience of care
To build a community where exceptional care feels personal, relationships endure, and every person is known for who they are — not simply for the support they need.
Our values in action
We care with heart
Kindness isn't an extra — it's where care begins. We take time to listen, notice the little things and treat every person with warmth.
We see the person
Your life should shape your care. Your routines, culture, relationships, preferences and goals matter — we build support around the person, not the other way around.
We protect dignity & choice
Support should never take away someone's voice. We respect privacy, independence, personal decisions and the right to live life your own way.
We build relationships that last
Trust grows through familiar faces. We value continuity and genuine relationships between the people we support, their families and our team.
We take responsibility for good care
Compassion must be backed by capability. We hold ourselves accountable, communicate openly and continually strengthen the quality and safety of our care.
What began as one family's belief became the values that guide Rosewood Gardens today.
You're supported by a team — not left to navigate care alone
From your first conversation to everyday support and changing care needs, there are real people behind your care — each with a clear role and one shared purpose: making things easier for you.
Your Care Partner
Someone who knows you
Your familiar point of contact — there to listen, answer questions and make sure your support feels right.
✓ Here when you need usYour Care Manager
Someone looking ahead
Works with you and your family to plan your care, review changing needs and coordinate the right support.
✓ Plans, reviews & adaptsYour Carer / Support Worker / Nurse
Someone by your side
Provides your hands-on care and support, builds genuine relationships and is there when it matters most.
✓ Familiar faces, trusted careThe team behind your care
Someone making it happen
Our operations team coordinates schedules, continuity, quality and day-to-day details so your care runs reliably.
✓ Quality, safety & reliabilityCare you can trust — backed by standards, systems and people
Compassion matters. So do quality, safety and accountability. Rosewood Gardens combines personal care with clear clinical governance, staff screening and transparent feedback processes, guided by recognised care standards.
Quality standards
Operating in line with the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards and NDIS Practice Standards — registered and independently audited within the scope of our approved services.
Clinical governance
Registered nursing and clinical oversight supporting safe, consistent care across residential and home-based services — with an RN on every shift at our residence.
Screened & supported staff
Appropriate worker screening, police checks, onboarding, training and ongoing supervision for every team member.
Open feedback & complaints
Families and clients can raise concerns, give feedback or make complaints through a clear, accountable process — our Feedback Centre is open to everyone.
Quality isn't something we simply say. It's something we monitor, review and improve — and it's audited.
Come and meet the people behind Rosewood
Whether you're looking for support at home, NDIS services or residential care, we'd be happy to listen, answer your questions and help you understand what might suit you or someone you love.
No pressure · Real local team · Free conversation
Care that feels like family — in 35 seconds
A gentle walk in the park with one of our carers. This is what everyday care looks like at Rosewood Gardens.
Behind the care
The everyday work that families don’t always see.
Rosewood Gardens, in motion
Short glimpses of everyday care.