Aged Care Online

Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) Inc

25 Conyngham Street, Glenside, South Australia, 5065

Southern Cross Care has established an enviable reputation as a major provider of aged care services including retirement living, residential care, home support services, respite care and rehabilitation within South Australia since 1968, entering the Northern Territory with retirement living and residential care in 2011. We provide over 1,150 residential places throughout Adelaide and the Fleurieu, over 900 units in our retirement villages and 4,000 community care clients. In Darwin we provide 65 residential aged care beds and 86 retirement villas and apartments in a tropical setting.
 
Person centered care is at the heart of what we offer, acknowledging the diverse religious, cultural and social backgrounds of those we serve. Dignity, respect and genuine individualised care are integral to everything we do.

In recognition of the quality of service provided to our residents, Southern Cross Care has received numerous awards from the National Accreditation Agency and several of our facilities, both residential and retirement, have also won Urban Development Institute of Australia Awards.


Our locations

Northern Territory
South Australia
Victoria
Add Review

Review Guidelines.

Reviewing an aged care provider is a great way to share your thoughts. But please follow the policies listed below when writing a review.

We will remove content that violates any of the policies listed below:

  • Conflict of interest: Reviews are most valuable when they are honest and unbiased. Please do not review your own aged care service or that of a competitor.
  • Off-topic reviews: Do not post reviews based on a third party experience, they must be your own. Our reviews are not a forum for general political or social commentary or personal rants.
  • Impersonation: Do not post reviews on behalf of other people or misrepresent your identity or connection with the aged care provider you are reviewing.
  • Language: Do not use offensive, profane, or obscene language. We will remove reviews that represent personal attacks.
  • Personal and confidential information: Do not post reviews that contain the personal and confidential information of another person.
  • Spam Content: Please no spam. Reviews should be a genuine reflection of your experience with an aged care provider. Do not include promotional content or advertising in any form. Duplicate material will not be accepted.
  • Telephone Numbers and Web Links: To prevent adverts and spam, we do not permit phone numbers or web links.
  • Hate Speech: We do not allow reviews that advocate against people based on their ethnic origin, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or age.
  • Aged Care Reviews is not a complaints system. Reviews must be fair and reasonable. Any defamatory statements reflecting a personal experience that has not yet been taken up with the respective provider will not be accepted. If you have a personal complaint to make about an aged care facility we encourage you to contact your provider directly using the details provided on their listing. Alternatively you can submit a complaint via the Government’s Aged Care Complaints Scheme.

$18 Million Expansion of Aged Care and Health Facilities for the NT

on Thursday, August 31, 2023

Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) has unveiled plans for a state-of-the-art $18 million expansion of its aged care service in the heart of Darwin. Southern Cross Care will expand its footprint at Pearl Supported Care in Fannie Bay with a new purpose-built dementia-friendly unit and age friendly Health & Wellness Centre that will help to transform the delivery of aged care and healthy ageing services in the Northern Territory.

Catherina van der Linden, Australia’s Oldest Person, is Turning 111

on Thursday, August 24, 2023

Australia’s oldest living person, Catherina van der Linden, turns 111 later this week. Mrs van der Linden lives in Southern Cross Care’s West Beach Residential Care home in South Australia and will celebrate her 111th birthday on Saturday, August 26.

2020 Adelaide Fringe at Southern Cross Care

on Monday, February 10, 2020

Believe it or not, the 2020 Adelaide Fringe is right around the corner, and in a celebration of intergenerational play, Humphrey B. Bear is coming to Southern Cross Care!

Age No Barrier to Fringe Fun at Southern Cross Care

on Thursday, February 8, 2018

Southern Cross Care’s Fringe program is back for 2018, promising good times, excitement and joy to people of all ages across the Southern Cross Care community.

South Australian Aged Care Alliance to Export Know-How to China

on Monday, December 11, 2017

Three leading South Australian aged care providers have formed a new company to tap into China’s rapidly growing aged care industry by exporting sought after knowledge-based services.

A Perfect Day for PKC

on Monday, August 7, 2017

Southern Cross Care’s Philip Kennedy Centre was bursting with energy at the launch of its revamped Health and Wellness Services on Thursday July 27.

200 Reasons to Smile

on Tuesday, July 25, 2017

The Lourdes Valley Ladies Knitting Group at Southern Cross Care SA & NT Inc. - Lourdes Valley have recently completed knitting 200 wraps - an amazing achievement which was celebrated with a lovely morning tea. 

Generating Fun Times at Southern Cross Care

on Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Residents at Southern Cross Care SA & NT Mount Carmel Residential Care are showing their passion for engaging today’s youth and sharing about art at the same time.

Celebrating a decade at Southern Cross Care SA & NT Sandpiper Lodge

on Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Sandpiper Lodge’s 10th birthday was not just a celebration of time passed - while there was cake and dancing, the event also commemorated former resident Frank Refchange, as the Sandpiper Lodge Community has officially named their chapel after him.

New Chief Executive Officer for Southern Cross Care SA&NT

on Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Leading aged care provider Southern Cross Care SA&NT has appointed Mr David Moran as Chief Executive Officer.

#SCCFringe Artspace

on Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Southern Cross Care SA & NT received incredible support for their inaugural ‘Fringe at Lourdes’ program in 2016, initiated by Margot Ludowici, so for the 2017 Adelaide Fringe season, the entire Southern Cross Care community has been involved. 

Deco Dolls Visit Southern Cross Care for #SCCFringe

on Wednesday, March 8, 2017

The Deco Dolls took audiences at The Lodge in Lourdes Valley back to the 1920's and 1930's with flapper, charleston dances, feathers, frills and thrills, as part of the 2017 #SCCFringe program. 

Founding Audiences Benefit from Expanding #SCCFringe Program

on Wednesday, February 8, 2017

“It’s the people’s festival. No matter where you are, how old you are, or what you are doing, the Adelaide Fringe is yours,” declared David Minear, current Chair Adelaide Fringe at the Southern Cross Care Fringe Program launch. It was a quote originated from the Founding Chair Adelaide Fringe, Frank Ford, who also attended the #SCCFringe Program Launch to share his support.

A Sport for All

on Monday, January 16, 2017

For Claire DeMack, tennis is a way of life. She began playing the sport when she was 12 years old and her parents were also avid competitors, so those athletic genes were passed on to her. 

Southern Cross Care (SA&NT) Celebrate Staff & Volunteers at Southern Star Awards

on Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Southern Cross Care (SA&NT) recently held their annual Southern Star awards evening at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre’s “Star Room” to recognise and celebrate their employees and volunteers who demonstrate core values of Care, Communication, Creativity and Teamwork in action, in an outstanding manner. 

Elders Café: the New Heart Beat at Pearl

on Friday, November 4, 2016

There was a sea of smiling faces at the Ocean Café at Southern Cross Care SA & NT Pearl Supported Care, as the launches of a number of exciting endeavours were celebrated.

Aged Care Placements Expanded in Regional Area to Locals Delight

on Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Southern Cross Care’s Bellevue Court, situated in Gawler, South Australia will now offer 16 additional aged care bed places, within newly refurbished cottages on location.

Southern Cross Care SA&NT Put the E Firmly Back Into AgEing

on Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Southern Cross Care's “making healthy normal’ mantra continued its rollout with the new Health and Wellness Centre at Onkaparinga Lodge opening its doors officially on the 4th July.

Innovation in Service Awarded to Southern Cross Care Health & Wellness Centres

on Friday, June 10, 2016

Southern Cross Care SA & NT’s Health & Wellness Centres have been recognised for their Innovation in Service at the Aged & Community Services (ACS) Awards in South Australia.

Making Healthy Normal in Oaklands Park

on Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Southern Cross Care (SA&NT) has opened it's seventh Health and Wellness Centre at Oaklands Park Lodge this week, continuing their quest to "make healthy normal", as Jo Boylan, Director of Operations said at the launch event.

Partnering to Prepare Our Next Generation of Aged Care Workers

on Monday, March 7, 2016

Southern Cross Care SA&NT is partnering with the Beacon Foundation to support programs which better prepare school students for life beyond the school gates, whether it is going to further education and training, or full-time work.

New Board Appointment for Southern Cross Care SA & NT

on Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Mr Klaus Zimmerman has been appointed onto the Southern Cross Care SA & NT’s board, after long serving Board Member Mr David Lloyd AM retired.

Adelaide Fringe Joins Southern Cross Care in a Program of Firsts for Aged Care

on Friday, February 12, 2016

The Adelaide Fringe is coming to the Lourdes Valley precinct at Myrtle Bank and its surrounding Southern Cross Care SA & NT communities, to present a program of international and local shows and activities, in what is considered a first of its kind at this scale, for South Australia, within an aged care home.

Send an enquiry

A message is required and can not contain a phone number, email address or web site

Looking for a job? Visit our employment section

25 Conyngham Street
Glenside, South Australia
5065



Share this page