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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

Overall
4.0
Higher than 7% of QLD homes

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

Compliance5.0 / 5
Resident experience4.0 / 5
Staffing3.0 / 5
Quality measures3.0 / 5
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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.

MeasureTargetDeliveredMet targetQueensland average
Registered nurse minutes per resident per day44 min52 minYes49.3 min
Total care minutes per resident per day222 min207 minShort by 15 min219.3 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.

MeasureGarden City Retirement HomeState averageNational 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.

I like the food here31% always · 54% most of the time
I feel safe here85% always · 15% most of the time
This place is well run77% always · 23% most of the time
I get the care I need62% always · 38% most of the time
Staff know what they are doing54% always · 46% most of the time
Staff encourage me to do as much as possible for myself69% always · 31% most of the time
Staff explain things to me62% always · 31% most of the time
Staff treat me with respect69% always · 31% most of the time
Staff follow up when I raise things with them62% always · 38% most of the time
Staff are kind and caring62% always · 38% most of the time
I have a say in my daily activities54% always · 31% most of the time
This place feels like home69% always · 31% most of the time
Always Most of the time Some of the time Never

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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Frequently asked questions about Garden City Retirement Home

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.