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Wheatfields Inc.

8 Cherry St, Freeling SA 5372, 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.
Type
Residential aged care
Operator
not for profit
Nursing
24/7
  • respite
  • palliative

Wheatfields Inc. is a not-for-profit, community-owned residential aged care facility located in Freeling, South Australia, approximately one hour north of Adelaide. The facility currently operates 53 beds and is undergoing a major expansion to 72 beds, with new buildings opening in stages from December 2025. Wheatfields provides residential and respite care with 24-hour trained nursing staff, offering single and double rooms with ensuites at RAD prices from $550,000 to $750,000. The new facilities will include a cinema, café, gymnasium, wellness centre, palliative care suite, and dementia-specific cottage-style environments with landscaped gardens and BBQ areas. The organisation emphasises person-centred care and creating a warm, dignified community atmosphere for residents.

Amenities

  • ✓ cinema
  • ✓ cafe
  • ✓ gym
  • ✓ garden
  • ✓ BBQ area
  • ✓ activity room
  • ✓ communal lounge
  • ✓ outdoor areas

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

4/5

Quality measures

Care time delivered: 240 minutes per resident per day (target 218), of which 55 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: $550,000 – $750,000

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Wheatfields Inc.

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21 Hanson St, Freeling SA 5372, Australia

Wheatfields Inc. is a not-for-profit, community-owned residential aged care facility located in Freeling, South Australia, approximately one hour north of Adelaide. The facility currently operates 53 beds and is expanding to 72 beds through a staged development project, with Stage 1 (33 new beds) opening in December 2025. It provides residential care, respite support, and specialised dementia care in a cottage-style environment, with all rooms featuring ensuites. The facility is undergoing a significant renovation that will include state-of-the-art amenities such as a wellness centre, cinema, café, landscaped gardens, and BBQ areas. RAD prices for single and double ensuites range from $550,000 to $750,000, and 24-hour trained nursing staff are on duty.

Residential aged care respite dementia palliative

★★★☆☆

24/7 nursing

not for profit

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