By phone and video
Aged care placement in Adelaide
We help families in Adelaide by phone and video from Melbourne, so we do not come on tours here: we brief you before each visit and debrief after it.
Our records cover 41 homes in Adelaide, run by 29 operators, from North Plympton to Walkerville.
Who can help find an aged care home in Adelaide?
My Aged Care (Australian Government, free, 1800 200 422) arranges the assessment and lists every home in Adelaide, including Resthaven and Warrina Vales Residential Aged Care, the highest rated of the 41 in our records. Our full placement outside Melbourne ($1,450) does the ringing around for you by phone and video.
How remote placement works
- Everything in the Melbourne placement, by phone and video
- A briefing before each tour and a debrief after it (you or a relative attend in person)
- Video tours arranged where homes offer them
Not included: in-person tours; financial advice; legal advice.
Adelaide is half an hour behind Melbourne all year round, so our office hours line up closely with yours.
Homes in Adelaide in our records
This is not every home in Adelaide, only the 41 in our directory; My Aged Care's find a provider search lists them all.
Sorted by overall Star Rating, with Resthaven and Warrina Vales Residential Aged Care first, and ACH Group, ACH Group Residential Care Highercombe and 20 others without a dated rating in our records.
| Home | Suburb | Overall | Residents' experience | Compliance | Staffing | Quality measures | Provider type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resthaven | Not listed | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| Warrina Vales Residential Aged Care | Morphett Vale | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| Estia Health Daw Park | Not listed | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | For-profit | |
| Lutheran Homes Glynde Lodge | Not listed | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| Regis Burnside | Linden Park | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | For-profit | |
| AnglicareSA Elizabeth East | Elizabeth East | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| Bucklands Residential Care | North Plympton | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 4 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| Disability SA Northgate | Northgate | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 1 of 5 | Government | |
| Helping Hand Mawson Lakes | Not listed | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| Warrina Crescent Residential Aged Care | Ingle Farm | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| Alwyndor Aged Care | Hove | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | Government | |
| AnglicareSA Grange | Grange | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 2 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| Bene Aged Care - The Italian Village | St Agnes | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 2 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| Eldercare | Glenside | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| Regis Marleston | Not listed | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 2 of 5 | For-profit | |
| Ridleyton Greek Home for the Aged | Brompton | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 2 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| The Philip Kennedy Centre Residential Care | Largs Bay | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| The Pines Lodge Residential Care | North Plympton | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| UnitingSA Wesley House Aged Care | Semaphore Park | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | Not-for-profit | |
| ACH Group | Hope Valley | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| ACH Group Residential Care Highercombe | Hope Valley | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| Adelaide Jewish Community Aged Care (Glenside) | Glenside | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| AnglicareSA Trott Park | Trott Park | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| Bolton Clarke Somerton Park | Somerton Park | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| Bolton Clarke Walkerville | Walkerville | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| Calvary Flora McDonald Retirement Community | Cowandilla | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| Clayton Church Homes | Not listed | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| ECH Henley Beach Residential Care Home | Not listed | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| Eldercare Acacia Court | Hendon | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| Estia Health Kensington Gardens | Kensington Gardens | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | For-profit |
| Estia Health Parkside | Parkside | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | For-profit |
| Helping Hand North Adelaide | North Adelaide | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| Regis Kingswood | Kingswood | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | For-profit |
| Regis Playford | Davoren Park | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | For-profit |
| Resthaven Marion | Marion | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| Resthaven Mitcham | Kingswood | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| Southern Cross Care Bucklands (Glen Osmond) | Glen Osmond | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| Southern Cross Care Bucklands Residential Care | North Plympton | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| St Basil's Homes SA | Not listed | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| The House of Saint Hilarion | Seaton | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
| UnitingSA Hawksbury Gardens | Salisbury North | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not-for-profit |
Star Ratings are published by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Shown as published in February 2026 and August 2025; they may have changed since. See the current rating on My Aged Care.
Who runs the homes
- Southern Cross Care SA, NT & VIC: Bucklands Residential Care (North Plympton), The Philip Kennedy Centre Residential Care (Largs Bay), The Pines Lodge Residential Care (North Plympton), Southern Cross Care Bucklands (Glen Osmond) (Glen Osmond) and one other.
- Regis: Regis Burnside (Linden Park), Regis Marleston and Regis Kingswood (Kingswood).
- Anglicare SA: AnglicareSA Elizabeth East (Elizabeth East) and AnglicareSA Grange (Grange).
- Bolton Clarke: Bolton Clarke Somerton Park (Somerton Park) and Bolton Clarke Walkerville (Walkerville).
- Estia Health: Estia Health Kensington Gardens (Kensington Gardens) and Estia Health Parkside (Parkside).
- Helping Hand: Helping Hand Mawson Lakes and Helping Hand North Adelaide (North Adelaide).
- Resthaven: Resthaven and Resthaven Marion (Marion).
- Warrina Homes: Warrina Vales Residential Aged Care (Morphett Vale) and Warrina Crescent Residential Aged Care (Ingle Farm).
The other 21 homes each belong to a different operator, among them ACH Group, ACH Group Residential Care Highercombe, AnglicareSA and Calvary Aged Care.
Adelaide in our data
- 41 homes in Adelaide in our directory, with 4,263 places among the 34 with a known size, from Regis Burnside (191) down to Disability SA Northgate (30).
- 10 of 19 rated homes (53%) have four or five stars overall, led by Resthaven.
- 32 not-for-profit (such as Resthaven and Warrina Homes), 7 for-profit (such as Estia Health (Bolton Group) and Regis Aged Care) and 2 government-run.
- Suburbs in our list: North Plympton, Glenside, Hope Valley, Kingswood, Brompton, Cowandilla, Davoren Park and Elizabeth East and 20 more.
Sources: our directory records, built from public provider listings and the Star Ratings published by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (dates as shown). The Department's current Star Ratings extract and My Aged Care hold the latest figures. How we check our facts.
Worth knowing here
Our records hold an overall Star Rating for only 19 of the 41 Adelaide homes listed here, so check the rest on My Aged Care before you shortlist.
Two of the four homes in Adelaide with figures were below their care minutes target in January to March 2026 (Estia Health Daw Park and Helping Hand Mawson Lakes), against 50% across regional Victoria.
Nine of the 19 rated homes in our Adelaide records have three stars overall, so ask Alwyndor Aged Care, AnglicareSA Grange, Bene Aged Care - The Italian Village, Eldercare and five others what each is doing to improve.
Southern Cross Care SA, NT & VIC runs 5 of the homes in Adelaide in our records: Bucklands Residential Care (North Plympton), The Philip Kennedy Centre Residential Care (Largs Bay), The Pines Lodge Residential Care (North Plympton), Southern Cross Care Bucklands (Glen Osmond) (Glen Osmond) and Southern Cross Care Bucklands Residential Care (North Plympton).
The homes in Adelaide lean large: 23 of 34 have 120 places or more, led by Regis Burnside (191).
More on Adelaide
See every Adelaide home we track and aged care costs in Adelaide.
Help finding a home here
We start with the homes in Adelaide that fit the care needed and the budget, from Resthaven down, and ring them for a suitable room, checking current ratings on My Aged Care for the 22 without a dated rating in our records.
Our full placement outside Melbourne costs $1,450 including GST, paid by the family (how payment works).
If a hospital wants a discharge date, the urgent version costs $1,750 outside Melbourne and starts within one business day.
Questions families ask
Is this every aged care home in Adelaide?
No. We hold records for 41 homes in Adelaide, in suburbs including North Plympton, Glenside, Hope Valley, Kingswood and Brompton, which is not all of them; My Aged Care lists every government-funded home.
Which aged care homes in Adelaide have the highest Star Ratings?
No home in Adelaide in our records has five stars; among the four-star homes, Resthaven, Warrina Vales Residential Aged Care and Estia Health Daw Park have the highest combined sub-ratings.
Who runs the aged care homes in Adelaide?
32 of the 41 homes in our records are not-for-profit and seven for-profit, with two government-run; the operators with more than one home are Southern Cross Care SA, NT & VIC (5), Regis (3), Anglicare SA (2) and Bolton Clarke (2).
Who can help if we have a problem with a home in Adelaide?
Aged Rights Advocacy Service (ARAS) on (08) 8232 5377 gives free, independent advocacy in South Australia, and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission takes complaints on 1800 951 822; neither is connected to us.
Tell us what's happening
Tell us what is happening and where in Adelaide you are looking. We will call or video call to talk it through; the first conversation is free.
We're opening soon. We're not taking clients yet. Leave your details and we'll contact you when our Melbourne service opens. If you need help today, call My Aged Care on 1800 200 422, and if the person is in hospital, ask for the social worker or discharge planner.