Garden City Retirement Home
Residential aged care home in Upper Mount Gravatt, Queensland
Alzheimer's Association of Queensland Inc
Upper Mount Gravatt, Queensland · Brisbane South
Small · Not for Profit · Metropolitan
About Garden City Retirement Home
Garden City Retirement Home is a small residential aged care home in Upper Mount Gravatt, Queensland, operated by Alzheimer's Association of Queensland Inc. Its Department of Health overall Star Rating is 4 out of 5 — above average for Queensland. Compliance rates 5/5, resident experience 4/5, staffing 3/5, and quality measures 3/5.
Garden City Retirement Home is one of 2 aged care homes in Upper Mount Gravatt, Queensland. The suburb average is 2★, and Garden City Retirement Home rates 4★ overall. It currently scores at or above every other home in Upper Mount Gravatt on overall rating.
Rating breakdown
Care minutes at Garden City Retirement Home
Every residential aged care home has a mandated daily care minutes target set by the Department of Health. These figures show the target for Garden City Retirement Home and the minutes it actually delivered in the reporting quarter.
| Measure | Target | Delivered | Met target | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurse minutes per resident per day | 44 min | 52 min | Yes | 49.3 min |
| Total care minutes per resident per day | 222 min | 207 min | Short by 15 min | 219.3 min |
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing Star Ratings extract. Averages are calculated from homes in Queensland that reported this measure.
Clinical quality measures
Each figure is the percentage of residents at Garden City Retirement Home affected in the reporting quarter. Lower is better for every measure below.
| Measure | Garden City Retirement Home | State average | National average |
|---|---|---|---|
Pressure injuries Residents with a pressure injury (bed sore) during the quarter. | 1% 0.5 points above the state average (worse) | 0.5% | 0.5% |
Restrictive practices Residents subject to physical or chemical restraint. | 30% 9.8 points above the state average (worse) | 20.2% | 20.8% |
Unplanned weight loss Residents with significant unplanned weight loss. | 4% 3.6 points below the state average (better) | 7.6% | 6.9% |
Falls Residents who experienced one or more falls. | 27% 4.7 points below the state average (better) | 31.7% | 31.2% |
Major injury from a fall Residents who had a fall resulting in major injury. | 3% 1.3 points above the state average (worse) | 1.7% | 1.5% |
Polypharmacy Residents taking nine or more medicines. | 19% 16.4 points below the state average (better) | 35.4% | 35.6% |
Antipsychotic medication Residents prescribed antipsychotic medication. | 13% 3.4 points above the state average (worse) | 9.6% | 10% |
Source: National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program, published in the Department of Health Star Ratings extract. Measures marked by the department as risk adjusted are reported as published.
What residents said about Garden City Retirement Home
Residents were interviewed face to face in 2025 as part of the national Residents' Experience Survey. Each bar shows how they answered.
Source: Residents' Experience Survey 2025, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Percentages are as published and may not total 100 because of rounding.
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Star Ratings are published by the Australian Department of Health, Disability and Ageing using data from quality indicators, accreditation, staffing reports, and resident experience surveys. Always confirm current ratings on My Aged Care.
Last updated: September 3, 2026 · Data refreshed from My Aged Care Star Ratings.