22 Norman Street, Port Pirie SA 5540
Deposits (RAD) $250,000 to $450,000
Daily payments (DAP) $57.74 to $103.93 a day
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The Australian Government’s published results for this home
Updated May 2026
Compared only with the government’s own targets, averages and national figures.
See every resultRooms and prices
These are room types, not confirmed vacancies. Ask the home which rooms are free right now.
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Residents and families
Each year an independent team talks privately with at least 1 in 5 residents of every government-funded aged care home. These are the answers at St Joseph's House in the 2025 survey.
AlwaysMost of the timeSome of the timeNeverThe number on the right is how many in every 100 gave a positive answer.
Every home reports its 3 most common kinds of praise and complaints, and its 3 main improvements. July 2024 to June 2025.
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Quality
The Australian Government gives every aged care home a star rating from 1 to 5. More stars means higher quality care.
What residents told an independent survey team about their care.
2025 survey
Based on decisions about the home by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, the regulator.
Rated April 2025
How much care residents get from nurses and care workers, against the home’s targets.
October to December 2025
How often five health problems happen, such as falls and weight loss, compared with other homes.
October to December 2025
The regulator checks every home against the Aged Care Quality Standards. St Joseph's House met 42 of the 42 requirements at its most recent assessment.
The ratings are the government’s, as published for this home.
Daily life
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are cooked fresh, and all food is made on site. The home spent $9 a resident a day on food; the average for aged care homes was $16. January to March 2026.
In the rooms: Bedside table, Built in wardrobe, Cooling and heating, Overbed table, Pleasant decor
Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Churches of Christ, Pentecostal, Salvation Army, Seventh-day Adventist, Uniting Church faith · The organisation that runs this home reports cultural safety, inclusive policies and inclusive activities in place across its homes (July 2024 to June 2025)
Visit
Address
22 Norman Street, Port Pirie SA 5540
Visits are by arrangement with the home. Call St Joseph's House to arrange a time.
Costs
Prices as the facility states them. Confirm current prices and fees with the facility.
Paying for a room: each room type states a refundable deposit (RAD) and a daily payment (DAP). My Aged Care explains how they work and what else you may pay. Aged care home fee estimator (opens in a new tab) · Aged care home costs and fees (opens in a new tab)
Health
Every government-funded home reports these to the government every 3 months. For all of them, fewer is better. October to December 2025.
Each result is the share of the home’s residents, compared with the national figure the government publishes.
Staff
Every home has its own targets for how much care each resident gets, on average, every day. Care time includes help with everyday tasks and things like updating care plans. October to December 2025.
That’s 3 hours 13 minutes of care a resident a day, on average.
Homes must have a registered nurse on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. St Joseph's House reported one on site around the clock in 11 of the 12 months reported, from July 2025 to June 2026. In June 2026 the national average was 23 hours 51 minutes a day.
Next steps
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Location
22 Norman Street, Port Pirie SA 5540.
Next step
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Some reviews were originally published on Google.
I have worked here for over 6 years and think the team at St Joseph's House are amazing. The new management are supportive and really look after the people in their care. Very glad to be a part of the team and still enjoy doing my job after all these years.
We came a long way for a final goodbye visit for my daughters dying grandmother. We asked staff to wake her up and nurse said no we don't want to wake her up she's dying. We found staff to be very rude and unhelpful, even right from the entry. We said we would never like to visit there again.
my father was living here for 2 months..the staff were lovely and the place was nice..the problem was Darylin Cowling the manager..since my father arrived there i was spoken to terribly by her making me fearful for my fathers care..we had a problem with my sister and a guardianship was put in to organise visiting hours..that is all..no other guardian..Darylin called me a few times angrily accusiing me of lying about a guardianship and said to me on 3 ocassions that my fathers old nursing home where happy to be rid of him and she had no choice but to keep him now..my father is a lovely patient and when i reported this behaviour of Darylin to my fathers old nursing home they were very angry about her words and i also reported it the the guardian she also said that Darylin was making a mountain out of a mole hill..the worst part is my dad was airlifted to Adelaide dying and as i found him a bed in a nursing home in Adelaide they contacted her for his files and Darrylin bad mouthed our family causing the home to reject him..I found her very rude and i was truly frightened for my fathers safety knowing that he was living there..she is two faced and has a cold heart i will be taking this complaint as far as i can
Rated 4 out of 5.
