About Us

The Australian Aged Care Group Pty Ltd has evolved from three generations of experience of the Matthies family, who’ve been involved in aged care since the 1960s.

First generation visionaries, Keith and Betty Matthies were acknowledged by the aged care industry, as being amongst its earliest innovators and instrumental in guiding the industry towards where it’s positioned today.

The husband/wife team was one of the first aged care providers to build and operate new purpose-built facilities in Melbourne in the 1970s and early 1980s. They were also the founders and operators of Canterbury Nursing Home from 1966 through to their eventual retirement in the early-2000s.

As a result of growing up in this environment, Keith and Betty’s son, John Matthies (Managing Director of Australian Aged Care Group Pty Ltd), has had a life-long involvement in the industry, both as an owner/operator and lawyer. John was keen to perpetuate his parents’ legacy building and operating top tier facilities that would meet all the needs and expectations of the growing baby boomer market, as well as people from his parents’ generation. Following his parents’ retirement, John sourced and built Kew Gardens in Gellibrand Street, Kew, then Banfields in Cowes, Phillip Island, and in 2024 the luxuriously modern Mt Eliza Gardens in Mount Eliza.

Taking into account this impressive family history, the company’s motto of “Exceptional Care Built on Solid Foundations”, is evidenced by the continued success and shared vision of generations of progressive aged care providers.