Helping Hand Aged Care - Carinya

Helping Hand in Clare, known as Carinya is a welcoming and friendly home. ‘Carinya’ is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘happy, peaceful home’ which perfectly describes this country care home. Residents can enjoy cosy and comfortable areas along with landscaped, interactive gardens inspired by the local farming community with chickens and an aviary. The lifestyle team, volunteers, internet café, church services, library and hair salon add to the country community at Carinya. All rooms are private, with a private ensuite; and the memory support unit offers specialised care for people living with dementia. All meals, including modified meals, are prepared fresh on site with seasonal menus overseen by a nutritionist and planned by Carinya’s chef. The home is centrally located in Clare close to the bustling main street precinct, close to shops, cafes, the library and more.

Rooms and costs

Helping Hand Aged Care - Carinya offers the following room types. See the details for each room for more information about its features, current availability, and enquiries.^[1]

Room types at this location

Deluxe Single Room

Single room + ensuite

Max. daily room payment
or
Max. refundable room deposit

$124.31

Size

18m² - 20m²

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Overall Star Rating

Good

This rating is based on this home's performance in relation to Compliance, Quality Measures, Residents' Experience, and Staffing. The ratings for each of the sub-categories that make up the Overall Star Rating are shown below. See how this is calculated.

Last updated on 20 February 2026

Specialisations

Helping Hand Aged Care - Carinya has not listed any specialisations.

Residents' Experience

Find out how other residents feel about the care and services they received at this aged care home to see if it is a good match for you. These ratings are calculated from the results of an annual independent survey of residents at government-funded aged care homes across Australia.

Residents' Experience

Acceptable

The Residents' Experience rating shows what current residents think of Helping Hand Aged Care - Carinya. See how this is calculated.

Last updated on 20 February 2026

Residents' Experience Survey results

What the responses mean:

Always

Most of the time

Some of the time

Never

Survey questions

Residents' responses

Question 1

Do staff treat you with respect?

38%

54%

Question 2

Do you feel safe here?

54%

38%

Question 3

Is this place well run?

23%

62%

15%

Question 4

Do you get the care you need?

38%

46%

15%

Disclaimers

All information on this page - excluding Star Ratings, verified specialisations and Residents' Experience - is entered and maintained by Helping Hand Aged Care - Carinya, who is responsible for ensuring the information is accurate, complete and up to date.

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing assess the quality of care at all government-funded aged care homes. Based on these assessments, each home receives a Star Rating as a simple way of showing information about the quality of care they provide and how they compare to others. Read more about Star Ratings.

If you pay a refundable accommodation deposit or a refundable accommodation contribution, they may be subject to retention. Any daily accommodation payment you make may also be subject to indexation. Learn more about aged care home costs and fees.

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