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Semaphore Residential Care Centre

122 Esplanade, Semaphore SA 5019, 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.

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Type
Residential aged care
  • dementia

Semaphore Residential Care Centre is a 46-bed residential aged care facility with a beachside location in South Australia, offering both standard and dementia-specific care in single or shared rooms with various ensuite options. The facility provides onsite physiotherapy and podiatry services, with additional support from visiting allied health professionals including speech pathologists, occupational therapists, and dieticians. Residents enjoy a diverse programme of activities including music sessions, gardening clubs, cooking classes, and coordinated day trips to local attractions, complemented by multiple dining and lounge areas and a purpose-built hairdressing salon. Refundable accommodation deposits range from $550,000 to $730,000, with flexible payment combinations available. The centre prioritises resident choice, family involvement, and maintaining a vibrant, inclusive community lifestyle.

Amenities

  • hairdresser
  • garden
  • library
  • communal lounge
  • outdoor areas

Activities & lifestyle

  • music
  • gardening
  • bus outings
  • social events
  • bingo
  • reminiscence therapy
  • cooking

Allied health services

physio ot speech podiatry dietitian other

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).

2/5

Residents' experience

5/5

Compliance

5/5

Staffing

3/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 249 minutes per resident per day (target 213), of which 57 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).
Directions - To revise Plans for Continuous Improvements (PCI)

Fees

This provider publishes fee information on their website.

RAD range: $550,000 – $730,000

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