Yeltana Nursing Home

25 Newton Street
WHYALLA SA 5600
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RATINGS
Overall rating


Acceptable

Reported: May 2026 by Dept. of Health and Aged Care. The overall rating is based on the aged care home’s performance across four key areas: Compliance, Residents’ Experience, Staffing and Quality Measures.

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Compliance


Excellent

Residents' experience


Acceptable

Staffing


Improvement needed

Quality measures


Acceptable

February 2026
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October 2025
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For more details about this facility's compliance and quality, view the Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission audit reports here.
DETAILS
Accommodation:
Residential permanent:
Single room + ensuite

Maximum RAD: $395,000
Maximum DAP: $91.23

Room size: 15 > m2
Maximum room occupancy: 1
Room description (as supplied):
Beach front rooms facing Spencer Gulf. 8 rooms in the Memory Support Unit. 6 rooms in non secure area. Recently built rooms (2015) with high quality fittings and fixtures (including reverse cycle air-conditioning), with garden and/or courtyard views. Nurse call, telephone and television connections to all rooms. Provided in all rooms: bed, bedside locker, chair, overway and built in wardrobe.
Single room + ensuite

Maximum RAD: $372,000
Maximum DAP: $85.92

Room size: >15 m2
Maximum room occupancy: 1
Room description (as supplied):
Recently built rooms (2015) with high quality fittings and fixtures (including reverse cycle air-conditioning), with garden and/or courtyard views. Nurse call, telephone and television connections to all rooms. Provided in all rooms: bed, bedside locker, chair, overway and built in wardrobe.
Single room + no bathroom or ensuite

Maximum RAD: $361,000
Maximum DAP: $83.38

Room size: >15 m2
Maximum room occupancy: 1
Room description (as supplied):
Single room with built in wardrobe, chair bed, over bed table. Facing views of Spencer Gulf.
Single room + no bathroom or ensuite

Maximum RAD: $338,000
Maximum DAP: $78.06

Room size: 15 > m2
Maximum room occupancy: 1
Room description (as supplied):
Good condition
Shared room + ensuite

Maximum RAD: $316,000
Maximum DAP: $72.98

Room size: 20-24 m2
Maximum room occupancy: 2
Room description (as supplied):
Spacious double room with ensuite close to communal areas and nurses station.
Single room + no bathroom or ensuite

Maximum RAD: $316,000
Maximum DAP: $72.98

Room size: 12-13m2
Maximum room occupancy: 1
Room description (as supplied):
Single Room with shared bathroom.
Shared room + no bathroom or ensuite

Maximum RAD: $282,000
Maximum DAP: $65.13

Room size: 23-24m2
Maximum room occupancy: 2
Room description (as supplied):
Good condition
Aged Care Home's description:

Yeltana Nursing Home provides high-care residential and respite accommodation for 58 residents and is situated by the sea on Newton Street, Whyalla. Yeltana's name originated from the regional aboriginal dialect 'shady tree, somewhere to rest'. Yeltana provides fully accredited services that care for all aspects of our resident’s lives including their financial, social, emotional, spiritual and physical needs as required. Nursing care is provided 24 hours a day. Individulised care plans are developed to suit the needs of our residents, and include diverse social activities.Leisure and recreational activities are designed to provide optimal social and emotional wellbeing by reducing potential feelings of vulnerability, isolation or boredom and increase feelings of inclusiveness and purpose. A Memory Support Unit is available at the facility, providing specialised care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders in a caring, safe and secure environment.

Services for particular needs:
Focus on socially and financially disadvantaged people, Special focus on people with a terminal illness, Specific services for people with dementia
Government funded:
Yes
Extra service provider:
No
Website:
https://www.helpinghand.org.au/locations/whyalla-yeltana
Provider organisation:
Helping Hand Aged Care Inc Note for provider
ABN 19636743675
Phone number:
1300653600
Email address:
info@helpinghand.org.au
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WHYALLA SA 5600
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