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Southern Cross Care Sandpiper Lodge Residential Care — aged care facility

Southern Cross Care Sandpiper Lodge Residential Care

35 Washington St, Goolwa SA 5214, Australia

★★★★☆ 4/5 My Aged Care Star Rating The Star Rating is the Australian Government's overall quality rating for residential aged care, from 1 star (significant improvement needed) to 5 stars (excellent). It is calculated from the four areas shown under Quality & compliance below: residents' experience, compliance, staffing and quality measures.

Google reviewers rate this 3.8★ (41 reviews)

Type
Residential aged care
Operator
not for profit
Nursing
24/7

Sandpiper Lodge is an architecturally designed residential aged care home located in coastal Goolwa, South Australia. The facility features spacious bedrooms with ensuites and built-in wardrobes, each with reverse cycle air conditioning and views of beautifully landscaped gardens. Residents benefit from chef-cooked meals tailored to dietary requirements, a hairdressing salon, chapel, and a health and fitness centre with wellness programmes. The home emphasises person-centred care and healthy ageing, providing 24/7 services in a vibrant community setting.

Amenities

  • hairdresser
  • chapel
  • garden
  • gym

Quality & compliance

My Aged Care sub-ratings

The star rating, broken down (May 2026 extract): The four areas the Australian Government scores every home on each quarter — the overall Star Rating is calculated from them. Source: the Department of Health and Aged Care's Star Ratings quarterly data extract (May 2026).

4/5

Residents' experience

5/5

Compliance

2/5

Staffing

3/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 207 minutes per resident per day (target 206), of which 40 from a registered nurse.

Compliance action The regulator (the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission) can take formal action when a home falls short of the standards — from a direction to improve, up to a Notice of Non-Compliance or sanctions. "None current" means no action was recorded against this home in the Government's latest quarterly extract (May 2026).
None current

Fees

Fees not publicly disclosed by this provider.

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