Where is Wheatfields Incorporated located?

Wheatfields Incorporated is located in Freeling, South Australia (Yorke, Lower North & Barossa).

What is the rating for Wheatfields Incorporated?

Wheatfields Incorporated has an overall Star Rating of 4 out of 5, with compliance 5/5, resident experience 3/5, staffing 4/5, and quality measures 3/5.

Who operates Wheatfields Incorporated?

Wheatfields Incorporated is operated by Wheatfields Incorporated.

Is Wheatfields Incorporated a government-approved aged care provider?

Wheatfields Incorporated appears in the Australian Department of Health's Star Ratings dataset, which only covers government-funded residential aged care homes. Confirm current accreditation on My Aged Care.

How do I contact Wheatfields Incorporated?

You can request contact details and an enquiry through My Aged Care, the official Australian Government aged care portal.

How much does Wheatfields Incorporated cost?

Wheatfields Incorporated does not publish a public rate card. Most residents pay the Basic Daily Fee (about $63/day), a means-tested care fee based on income and assets, and an accommodation payment (RAD or DAP). Use the My Aged Care fee estimator for an individual quote.

What should I ask when visiting Wheatfields Incorporated?

Ask about registered nurse coverage 24/7, the most recent Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission audit, staff turnover, food choice, and how the home handles residents with dementia. Request a written quote of all fees before signing the resident agreement.

How many care minutes does Wheatfields Incorporated deliver?

Wheatfields Incorporated delivered 215 total care minutes per resident per day against a target of 213, including 49 registered nurse minutes against a target of 42. That means it met both mandated care minutes targets in the reporting quarter.

Do residents feel safe at Wheatfields Incorporated?

In the 2025 Residents' Experience Survey, 67% of residents interviewed at Wheatfields Incorporated said they always feel safe and 25% said most of the time.

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Wheatfields Incorporated

Residential aged care home in Freeling, South Australia

Freeling, South Australia · Yorke, Lower North & Barossa

Small · Not for Profit · Large rural towns

Overall

4.0

Higher than 20% of SA homes

About Wheatfields Incorporated

Wheatfields Incorporated is a small residential aged care home in Freeling, South Australia, operated by Wheatfields Incorporated. 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 4/5, and quality measures 3/5.

Wheatfields Incorporated is one of 1 aged care homes in Freeling, South Australia. The suburb average is 4★, and Wheatfields Incorporated rates 4★ overall. It currently scores at or above every other home in Freeling on overall rating.

Rating breakdown

Compliance5.0 / 5

Resident experience3.0 / 5

Staffing4.0 / 5

Quality measures3.0 / 5

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Care minutes at Wheatfields Incorporated

Every residential aged care home has a mandated daily care minutes target set by the Department of Health. These figures show the target for Wheatfields Incorporated 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	42 min	49 min	Yes	49.5 min
Total care minutes per resident per day	213 min	215 min	Yes	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 Wheatfields Incorporated affected in the reporting quarter. Lower is better for every measure below.

Measure	Wheatfields Incorporated	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.	11% 10 points below the state average (better)	21%	20.8%
Unplanned weight loss Residents with significant unplanned weight loss.	10% 3.7 points above the state average (worse)	6.3%	6.9%
Falls Residents who experienced one or more falls.	33% 0.7 points above the state average (worse)	32.3%	31.2%
Major injury from a fall Residents who had a fall resulting in major injury.	4% 2.6 points above the state average (worse)	1.4%	1.5%
Polypharmacy Residents taking nine or more medicines.	33% 0.8 points above the state average (worse)	32.2%	35.6%
Antipsychotic medication Residents prescribed antipsychotic medication.	4% 5.9 points below the state average (better)	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 Wheatfields Incorporated

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 here25% always · 50% most of the time

I feel safe here67% always · 25% most of the time

This place is well run33% always · 58% most of the time

I get the care I need42% always · 50% most of the time

Staff know what they are doing25% always · 67% most of the time

Staff encourage me to do as much as possible for myself25% always · 50% most of the time

Staff explain things to me33% always · 58% most of the time

Staff treat me with respect58% always · 17% most of the time

Staff follow up when I raise things with them25% always · 58% most of the time

Staff are kind and caring50% always · 50% most of the time

I have a say in my daily activities42% always · 42% most of the time

This place feels like home50% always · 33% 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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Cost & funding guide for Freeling

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Frequently asked questions about Wheatfields Incorporated

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.