About Highercombe Residential Care Home
Set in Adelaide’s, leafy north-eastern suburb of Hope Valley, Highercombe offers contemporary residential care in beautifully renovated surroundings.
Our two-storey home has been carefully redesigned to create eight small homes, each featuring an open plan kitchen, living and dining space. There is easy access to landscaped outdoor spaces, with seating to enjoy fresh air, or spend time family and friends. Take a virtual tour of Highercombe.
Daily life is shaped around what matters most, with support by a consistent care team who provides personalised support to provide you a greater choice in how you spend each day.
Download: Highercombe Residential Care Home – information brochure [.pdf]
With a range of social, creative and wellbeing experiences, there are plenty of opportunities to stay active, connected and engaged in things that matter most to you. From art classes and Sing for Joy Choir to visiting entertainers and community activities, you can participate as much (or as little as you choose). Residents, also have access to an onsite gym.
Interested to learn more? Make an enquiry today.
Why choose Highercombe
Care from people who take the time to know you
- Consistent clinical and care teams who take the time to know you, your preferences and what matters most to you
- Dedicated support from qualified staff, including registered nurses, with 24/7 care available
- Specialist memory support services
A comfortable place to call home
- Smaller households designed around everyday living and personal connection
- Home-like living environments with open-plan kitchens, dining and shared living spaces
- Private ensuite rooms, including larger accommodation options for couples
- Beautiful, landscaped gardens and outdoor spaces
Stay active, connected and engaged
- Social, wellbeing and lifestyle experiences to help you stay active, connected and engaged
- Onsite gym, exercise physiologists and allied health services*
- Hairdressing salon, café, Wi-Fi and convenient onsite services
Food experience
- Nutritious meals with extensive menu choice
- Hospitality team skilled in meal preparation
*Higher Everyday Living Fee (HELF) Package or individual charges may apply.
What residents tell us about living at Highercombe
Residents have told us that they value the support provided by the compassionate and skilled care team and the wide range of services and facilities available to them. They also enjoy a tasty selection of food and meals served at Highercombe.
Person-directed care is central to how we engage with residents and families in the delivery of care at Highercombe. We listen to residents and families and prioritise what is important to every resident to live a good life. Our highly skilled care team is focused on nurturing the right relationships with residents and families so that residents maintain their independence and always feel safe and respected.
ACH Group welcomes feedback
At ACH Group we welcome and actively seek out feedback. We listen and take action to personalise resident experience and deliver high quality care.
All feedback is an opportunity for ACH Group to improve services and how they are delivered. Residents and families can share insight into their experience by talking directly with the care team, as part of care plan reviews, at home meetings, or using the home’s feedback boxes.
ACH Group also receives feedback through the federal government’s Department of Health and Aged Care annual Residents’ Experience Survey. At Highercombe, 12% of residents participated in the most recent survey.
Feedback can be provided at anytime using our online feedback form.
Star Ratings at Highercombe
The Australian Government uses a Star Ratings system to guide older Australians and their representatives to make choices about aged care.
Learn more about Star Ratings.
A Star Rating of 3-stars or more indicates that a home is providing quality care for residents.
Highercombe residential care home has achieved a 4-star rating.
View Highercombe’s Star Rating and profile on the My Aged Care website.