Helping Hand Aged Care - Doreen Bond House
Residential aged care home in North Adelaide, South Australia
North Adelaide, South Australia · Metropolitan East
Medium · Not for Profit · Metropolitan
About Helping Hand Aged Care - Doreen Bond House
Helping Hand Aged Care - Doreen Bond House is a medium residential aged care home in North Adelaide, South Australia, operated by Helping Hand Aged Care Inc. Its Department of Health overall Star Rating is 4 out of 5 — above average for South Australia. Compliance rates 5/5, resident experience 3/5, staffing 2/5, and quality measures 4/5.
Helping Hand Aged Care - Doreen Bond House is one of 2 aged care homes in North Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb average is 4★, and Helping Hand Aged Care - Doreen Bond House rates 4★ overall. It currently scores at or above every other home in North Adelaide on overall rating.
Rating breakdown
Care minutes at Helping Hand Aged Care - Doreen Bond House
Every residential aged care home has a mandated daily care minutes target set by the Department of Health. These figures show the target for Helping Hand Aged Care - Doreen Bond House and the minutes it actually delivered in the reporting quarter.
| Measure | Target | Delivered | Met target | South Australia average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurse minutes per resident per day | 46 min | 43 min | Short by 3 min | 49.5 min |
| Total care minutes per resident per day | 231 min | 223 min | Short by 8 min | 223.4 min |
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing Star Ratings extract. Averages are calculated from homes in South Australia that reported this measure.
Clinical quality measures
Each figure is the percentage of residents at Helping Hand Aged Care - Doreen Bond House affected in the reporting quarter. Lower is better for every measure below.
| Measure | Helping Hand Aged Care - Doreen Bond House | State average | National average |
|---|---|---|---|
Pressure injuries Residents with a pressure injury (bed sore) during the quarter. | 0% 0.7 points below the state average (better) | 0.7% | 0.5% |
Restrictive practices Residents subject to physical or chemical restraint. | 53% 32 points above the state average (worse) | 21% | 20.8% |
Unplanned weight loss Residents with significant unplanned weight loss. | 1% 5.3 points below the state average (better) | 6.3% | 6.9% |
Falls Residents who experienced one or more falls. | 18% 14.3 points below the state average (better) | 32.3% | 31.2% |
Major injury from a fall Residents who had a fall resulting in major injury. | 1% 0.4 points below the state average (better) | 1.4% | 1.5% |
Polypharmacy Residents taking nine or more medicines. | 27% 5.2 points below the state average (better) | 32.2% | 35.6% |
Antipsychotic medication Residents prescribed antipsychotic medication. | 20% 10.1 points above the state average (worse) | 9.9% | 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 Helping Hand Aged Care - Doreen Bond House
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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Frequently asked questions about Helping Hand Aged Care - Doreen Bond House
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 4, 2026 · Data refreshed from My Aged Care Star Ratings.