Aged care homes in West Torrens with a dementia area
5 homes in West Torrens with a dementia area. 2 publish room prices, read from each operator's own page.
Rooms start lowest at Calvary Flora McDonald Retirement Community, from $789k; the highest top price is $845k at Estia Health Lockleys.
Paid as a daily payment instead, rooms start at $183.96 a day at Calvary Flora McDonald Retirement Community and $183.96 a day at Estia Health Lockleys.
The cheapest single room with its own ensuite is $789,000 (Single room with private ensuite) at Calvary Flora McDonald Retirement Community.
Prices checked 7 Nov 2026 on each operator's page. Homes and places from the government's list of 30 June 2026. Rebuilt every week from the newest data.
- Lowest room price
- $789k
- Calvary Flora McDonald Retirement Community
- Highest room price
- $845k
- Estia Health Lockleys
- Lowest daily payment
- $183.96 a day
- Calvary Flora McDonald Retirement Community
- Cheapest single with ensuite
- $789k
- Calvary Flora McDonald Retirement Community
Lowest marks the lowest price in a row; Nearest and Quickest do the same for distances and travel. Swipe the table sideways to see every home.
Calvary Flora McDonald Retirement CommunityCowandilla SA $789k Read by AI |
Estia Health LockleysLockleys SA $789k to $845k Read by AI |
Bucklands Residential CareNorth Plympton SA Ask the operator for prices |
The Pines Lodge Residential CareNorth Plympton SA Ask the operator for prices |
West Beach Residential CareWest Beach SA Ask the operator for prices |
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| Costs | |||||
| Room pricerefundable lump sum (RAD) | $789,000 | $789,000 to $844,560 | Ask the operator for pricesOperator's page | Ask the operator for pricesOperator's page | Ask the operator for pricesOperator's page |
| Daily payment insteadfor the room, instead of the lump sum | $183.96 a day | $183.96 to $196.91 a day | Ask the operator | Ask the operator | Ask the operator |
| Each month, cheapest roomall by daily payment, plus fees | $7,692 to $11,695 with the most the means test adds Work it out | $7,692 to $11,695 with the most the means test adds Work it out | Needs a room price | Needs a room price | Needs a room price |
| Price list date | Prices from 1 Oct 2026 checked 7 Nov 2026 | No date on the page checked 7 Nov 2026 | None read | None read | None read |
| Where the prices come from | Operator's price page | Operator's price page | Operator's website | Operator's website | Operator's website |
| Rooms | |||||
| Cheapest single room with its own ensuite | $789,000 or $183.96 a day Single room with private ensuite | $789,000 or $183.96 a day Single Room with Ensuite | Ask the operator | Ask the operator | Ask the operator |
| Cheapest single room | $789,000 or $183.96 a day Single room with private ensuite | $789,000 or $183.96 a day Single Room with Ensuite | Ask the operator | Ask the operator | Ask the operator |
| Cheapest shared room | The price list has no room named as shared. | The price list has no room named as shared. | Ask the operator | Ask the operator | Ask the operator |
| Room types on the price list | 1 1 single, 0 shared, 0 name does not say | 3 3 single, 0 shared, 0 name does not say | None published that we could read | None published that we could read | None published that we could read |
| Rooms by lump sum | Under $500k0 $500k to $749k0 $750k and over1 |
Under $500k0 $500k to $749k0 $750k and over3 |
Ask the operator | Ask the operator | Ask the operator |
| Bathrooms | Every room listed has its own ensuite | Every room listed has its own ensuite | Every room listed has its own ensuite | Every room listed has its own ensuite | Every room listed has its own ensuite |
| Care and specialties | |||||
| Dementia care | A dedicated dementia area: Memory Support Unit (MSU) | A dedicated dementia area: Memory Support Unit | A dedicated dementia area: Memory support unit | A dedicated dementia area: Dedicated Memory Support Unit | A dedicated dementia area: Memory Support Unit |
| Languages and culturesnamed on the home's website | Vietnamese | None named | None named | None named | None named |
| Places | 153 | 119 | 147 | 144 | 80 |
| Run by | Calvary Charity | Estia Health Private company | Southern Cross Care (SA NT & VIC) Religious organisation | Southern Cross Care (SA NT & VIC) Religious organisation | Southern Cross Care (SA NT & VIC) Religious organisation |
| In briefwritten by AI from our facts | Calvary Flora McDonald Retirement Community is in Cowandilla, in a major city, and has 153 places. | Estia Health Lockleys is a residential aged care home in Lockleys, South Australia, in the West Torrens council area. Located in a major city, the home has 119 places and is run by Estia Health, a private company. Estia Health publishes its maximum room prices for this home. | Bucklands Residential Care is in North Plympton, in a major city. It is run by Southern Cross Care (SA NT & VIC), a church-based organisation, and has 147 beds. Families should ask the operator for prices. | The Pines Lodge Residential Care is an aged care home in North Plympton, South Australia, in the West Torrens council area. Located in a major city, the home has 144 beds and is run by Southern Cross Care (SA NT & VIC), a church-based organisation. Families should ask the operator for room prices. | West Beach Residential Care is in West Beach, in a major city. It is run by Southern Cross Care (SA NT & VIC), a church-based organisation, and has 80 beds. Families should ask the operator for prices. |
| Facilities | |||||
| Photos from the operator | 2 photos | 3 photos | None yet | None yet | None yet |
| Outdoorsseen in the operator's photos | Garden beds | A paved terrace | Not in the photos we read | Garden beds and a walking path | Not in the photos we read |
| Shared spacesseen in the operator's photos | A dining room, a gym or therapy room and a library | A dining room, a hair salon, a lounge and a private dining room | A cafe or kiosk, a gym or therapy room and a hair salon | A chapel or quiet room, a gym or therapy room and a hair salon | A gym or therapy room and a hair salon |
| Rooms and outlookseen in the operator's photos | Large windows | Large windows | Not in the photos we read | Not in the photos we read | Not in the photos we read |
| Everyday life and visiting | |||||
| Nearest supermarketas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 4 min walk 3 within 1 km | 7 min walk 1 within 1 km | 12 min walk 3 within 1 km | 12 min walk 2 within 1 km | Nearest4 min walk 1 within 1 km |
| Nearest pharmacyas recorded in OpenStreetMap | Nearest3 min walk 4 within 1 km | 1.5 km none recorded within 1 km | 12 min walk 3 within 1 km | 12 min walk 2 within 1 km | 1.3 km none recorded within 1 km |
| Nearest GP or clinicas recorded in OpenStreetMap | Nearest3 min walk 3 within 1 km | 1.6 km none recorded within 1 km | 2.4 km none recorded within 1 km | 2.4 km none recorded within 1 km | 1.3 km none recorded within 1 km |
| Public transport from the citydoor to door, weekday and Sunday | 28 min 27 min on a Sunday from Adelaide Town Hall | Quickest23 min 29 min on a Sunday from Adelaide Town Hall | 31 min 32 min on a Sunday from Adelaide Town Hall | 32 min 34 min on a Sunday from Adelaide Town Hall | 44 min 48 min on a Sunday from Adelaide Town Hall |
| Visiting and carein the operator's words | Nursing or care staff 24/7 (registered nurse not stated). | Nursing or care staff 24/7 (registered nurse not stated). | Not stated; ask the home | Not stated; ask the home | A private family dining room. |
Nearby places from OpenStreetMap; public transport from the state timetables. Credits and licences are at the foot of this page. | |||||
| Quality and licence status | |||||
| Official recordsstar rating, care minutes, audits | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Calvary Flora McDonald Retirement Community" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Estia Health Lockleys" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Bucklands Residential Care" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "The Pines Lodge Residential Care" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "West Beach Residential Care" |
We hold star ratings, care minutes and Commission records but may not show them until their publishers agree, so each home links to its official pages instead. | |||||
| Contact | |||||
| Phone | 1800 527 272 operator's central line | 08 8128 8888 | 08 8292 6444 | 08 8292 1800 | 08 8353 3044 |
| Address | 206 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Cowandilla 5033 | 334-342 Henley Beach Road, Lockleys 5032 | 333 Marion Road, North Plympton 5037 | 342 Marion Road, North Plympton 5037 | 655-671 Burbridge Road, West Beach 5024 |
| Ask about a room | Enquire | Enquire | Enquire | Enquire | Enquire |
Every row reads the same for these homes.
Prices are each operator's published maximum room prices; a home may agree a lower price, and some rooms are set aside for people with low means. Rooms are lined up by the words in their own names: how we line them up. Want different homes? Use Add to compare on any home's page and build your own.
Questions families ask
Which of these homes in West Torrens has the lowest room price?
Calvary Flora McDonald Retirement Community: its rooms start at $789k as a refundable lump sum (RAD). Room prices are each operator's published maximum; a home may agree a lower price.
Do I have to pay the room price as a lump sum?
No. Each room has one price, paid as a refundable lump sum (RAD), as a daily payment (DAP), or part of each. From November 2025 a home keeps 2% a year of a lump sum for up to five years.
Is the room price all I pay?
No. The basic daily fee and any means-tested fees are on top. The monthly row in the table adds them for the cheapest room at each home.
How up to date are these prices?
We read each operator's own price page and checked these between 7 Nov 2026 and 7 Nov 2026. They are re-read every week; the operator's page is the final word.