Kara House

6 WEBB Street, Clare SA 5453

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Overview

Kara House is a residential aged care home in Clare SA 5453, in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys local government area.

Sources: Service List, as at 2025-06-30.

Overall Star Rating: 4 out of 5
Registered places: 25
Provider register entry: Yorke and Northern Local Health Network Incorporated
Registration status: Registered (applied for renewal)

Quality

Source: Star Ratings, as at 2026-08-01

Every figure here is published by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Aged Care Compass publishes them unchanged and does not rate homes itself.

Residents' experience: 4 out of 5
Compliance: 5 out of 5
Staffing: 4 out of 5
Quality measures: 4 out of 5

What residents said

Source: Star Ratings, as at 2026-08-01 · Survey conducted in 2025

An independent team surveys residents for the Residents' experience rating. Each figure is the percentage of residents surveyed who gave that answer.

Do you like the food here?
Always
30%
Most of the time
40%
Some of the time
30%
Never
0%
Do you feel safe here?
Always
50%
Most of the time
40%
Some of the time
10%
Never
0%
Is this place well run?
Always
50%
Most of the time
50%
Some of the time
0%
Never
0%
Do you get the care you need?
Always
70%
Most of the time
30%
Some of the time
0%
Never
0%
Do staff know what they are doing?
Always
70%
Most of the time
20%
Some of the time
10%
Never
0%
Are you encouraged to do as much as possible for yourself?
Always
50%
Most of the time
50%
Some of the time
0%
Never
0%
Do staff explain things to you?
Always
40%
Most of the time
40%
Some of the time
20%
Never
0%
Do staff treat you with respect?
Always
70%
Most of the time
30%
Some of the time
0%
Never
0%
Do staff follow up when you raise things with them?
Always
80%
Most of the time
20%
Some of the time
0%
Never
0%
Are staff kind and caring?
Always
70%
Most of the time
30%
Some of the time
0%
Never
0%
Do you have a say in your daily activities?
Always
60%
Most of the time
30%
Some of the time
10%
Never
0%
How likely are you to recommend this residential aged care home to someone?
Always
70%
Most of the time
30%
Some of the time
0%
Never
0%

Questions and answer options are shown as the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing publishes them. Figures are rounded, so one question's answers may not add to 100.

Regulatory decisions

Source: Star Ratings, as at 2026-08-01

The Star Ratings extract names the main regulatory decision that informs a home's Compliance rating. It may be a decision that is no longer in force.

This Star Ratings extract names no regulatory decision for this home.

This is not a full compliance history. The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission publishes its regulatory decisions at agedcarequality.gov.au.

Quality measures

Source: Star Ratings, as at 2026-08-01 · Measured January to March 2026

The Quality measures star rating is calculated from these areas of care. Each figure is the percentage of residents affected. Lower is better.

Measure	This home	Median across homes
Had a fall risk-adjusted	22%	30%
Major injury from a fall risk-adjusted	0%	1%
Pressure injuries risk-adjusted	1%	0%
Significant unplanned weight loss risk-adjusted	8%	7%
Restrictive practices used	8%	17%
Prescribed nine or more medicines	31%	35%
Antipsychotics without a psychosis diagnosis	15%	9%

* Risk-adjusted by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

Median calculated by Aged Care Compass across homes in this directory with a published figure.

Care minutes

Source: Star Ratings, as at 2026-08-01 · Measured January to March 2026

Care-minute targets reflect residents' assessed acuity; a higher target is not a higher standard.

Up to 10% of the registered nurse target can be met by enrolled nurses.

Actual care minutes: 234 minutes per resident per day
Target care minutes: 230 minutes per resident per day
Difference: +4 min
Actual registered nurse minutes: 71 minutes per resident per day
Target registered nurse minutes: 46 minutes per resident per day
Registered nurse difference: +25 min

Funding

Source: Service List, as at 2025-06-30

Annual Commonwealth funding (2024-25): $2,590,536.94
Funding per bed per day: $283.89 per bed per day

Provider

The Service List names Yorke and Northern Local Health Network Incorporated, a state government organisation, as its provider.

Sources: Service List, as at 2025-06-30; Star Ratings, as at 2026-08-01.

All residential homes listed for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network Incorporated

Other residential homes nearby

Up to 6 homes within 20 km in the same state, chosen by straight-line distance between Service List locations and listed by suburb.

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All residential homes in Clare and Gilbert Valleys, SA

Data source

Service information: Service List, edition 2025-06-30.

Ratings, care minutes, quality measures, residents' survey answers and regulatory decisions: Star Ratings, edition 2026-08-01.

Provider registration: ACQSC provider register, edition 2026-08-13.