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Matthew Flinders Home

Unit 61/63 Oxford Terrace, Port Lincoln SA 5606, 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 3.2★ (6 reviews)

Type
Residential aged care
Operator
not for profit
Established
1981
  • dementia
  • day therapy
  • palliative

Matthew Flinders Home is a not-for-profit residential aged care facility in Port Lincoln, South Australia, founded in 1981 and recently expanded with major renovations completed in October 2022 that added 26 beds. The facility accommodates residents in single ensuite rooms, deluxe rooms, and shared twin rooms, with refundable accommodation deposits up to $225,000 available. Services include on-site physiotherapy, occupational therapy, podiatry, and speech pathology, plus a day centre program and home support packages. The home operates a secure dementia care wing (Waratah) and emphasises a lifestyle-focused approach with diverse activities including social outings, exercise classes, gardening, and cooking groups. A state-of-the-art nursing training facility opened in October 2023 in partnership with the University of South Australia.

Amenities

  • hairdresser
  • garden
  • BBQ area
  • communal lounge
  • library
  • outdoor areas
  • cafe

Activities & lifestyle

  • music
  • gardening
  • exercise classes
  • bus outings
  • social events
  • cooking
  • art

Allied health services

physio ot speech podiatry

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).

3/5

Residents' experience

5/5

Compliance

5/5

Staffing

1/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 257 minutes per resident per day (target 218), of which 60 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).
Notice of Non-Compliance (NCN)

Fees

This provider publishes fee information on their website.

RAD range: $225,000