Aged Care RatingsAustralia

Torrens Valley Aged Care

2 Albert Street, Gumeracha SA 5233

42 beds Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network Incorporated Small home Government
Government rating
3 of 5 stars Acceptable
70% Residents' survey score Our figure — the average of 12 questions

Ranked 21 of 23 in Hills, Mallee & Southern

At a glance, from the figures

  • Delivered 271 care minutes per resident per day against a target of 225 — 46 minutes above.
  • 70% of residents' survey answers were positive.
  • The lowest-scoring answer was "Staff explain things to me", at 38%.
  • No regulatory action in place. The last ended August 2025: Directions - To revise Plans for Continuous Improvements.

The five ratings

Four measures make up the overall rating. The i beside each one explains what it covers.

Overall OverallOne rating combining the four below. Residents’ experience counts for about a third, compliance a little under a third, then staffing and quality measures. Acceptable
Residents’ experience Residents’ experienceFrom face-to-face interviews with a sample of residents, who answer twelve questions about daily life in the home. Improvement needed
Compliance ComplianceSet by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission from regulatory decisions and audit findings, and updated as things change. A 1 or 2 here caps the overall rating at that level. Acceptable
Staffing StaffingCompares the care minutes per resident per day the home delivered against the target set for that home, including registered nurse minutes. Excellent
Quality measures Quality measuresSeven clinical indicators the home reports each quarter — falls, pressure injuries, weight loss, restrictive practices and medication use. Acceptable
Scale 1 · Significant improvement needed2 · Improvement needed3 · Acceptable4 · Good5 · Excellent

Why the ratings are broken out

Most homes land in much the same place on the overall star: 69% hold four, and none holds fewer than three. The four measures above, and the detail below, are where homes actually differ from one another.

Staffing

Every home has a target for care minutes per resident per day, set for that home. This is what it reported delivering.

Total care minutes per day 271 target 225 +46 min
Registered nurse minutes 53 target 45 +8 min

What residents said

An independent surveyor interviewed residents here face to face in 2025. These are the shares who answered "always" or "most of the time" — 70% across all 12 questions.

Staff treat me with respect 69%
I feel safe here 93%
Staff are kind and caring 69%
I get the care I need 77%
Staff know what they are doing 61%
Staff follow up when I raise things 46%
Staff explain things to me 38%
I have a say in my daily activities 69%
I am encouraged to do things for myself 92%
This place is well run 85%
This place feels like home 69%
I like the food here 69%

The lowest-scoring answer is marked, because it is usually the one worth asking about on a visit.

Clinical quality measures

The share of residents affected, as the home reports each quarter. Lower is better on all of these.

Pressure injuries0%
Restrictive practices2%
Unplanned weight loss13%
Falls34%
Major injury from a fall0%
Polypharmacy47%
Antipsychotic medication20%

Compliance

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission checks homes against the Quality Standards and sets this rating, updating it as things change.

Compliance rating Acceptable

Regulatory history

Directions - To revise Plans for Continuous Improvements. The Commission asked the home to redo its continuous improvement plan. Applied November 2024 · Ended August 2025

This ended, and is here as history rather than a live concern. The rating above is the Commission's current view.

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