About Us
Para Hills Residential Care is a family owned 60 bed Residential Aged Care Facility established in Para Hills, Adelaide August 1983.
Our Director of Nursing and her extensive team made up of a Registered Nurse on duty at all times plus our dedicated Enrolled Nurses, a Continence Nurse, Personal Carers, Diversional Therapists, Physiotherapist Assistants and a number of visiting Allied Health Professionals including Physiotherapists, Dieticians, Podiatrists, Speech Pathologists, Dental and Hearing Services are committed to meeting the present and future requirements of our community.
Para Hills Residential Care provides the following benefits:
- A passionate stable team focused on creating a friendly homelike community atmosphere;
- A long term program to develop large, spacious and sunlight filled internal living spaces;
- Secure, safe and easily accessible outdoor areas;
- Delicious fresh home cooked meals prepared daily by our qualified cooks who work with consulting Dieticians catering to our residents individual dietary, cultural and religious needs;
- Maintain a consistent loyal long term staff group committed to continuous improvement of their skills and ongoing professional education;
- A dedicated Diversional Therapy team to cater for residents individual lifestyle needs, promoting fun, friendship and freedom.
- We provide extensive and regular in house entertainment such as theme days, concerts, dance troupes, plus bus trips, zoo visits, library visits, river cruises, casino trips and more;
- Secure outdoor sensory garden with daily Sundowner program;
- A comprehensive Physiotherapy Program catering for both remedial and rehabilitation needs providing treatment 4 days a week as well as developing exercise programs and rehabilitation plans with our dedicated physiotherapy assistants;
- Side by side bedrooms for couples or siblings;
- Hairdressing Salon;
- On site Laundry, Cleaning and Maintenance Services;
- Pet Therapy visits by external volunteers;
- Year round Respite Care placements;
- Weekly Multi Faith religious services;
- An ‘Open Door’ policy for easy access to all management.
- 2021/22 GPFR
Our Values Since 1983
- A belief by management and staff that they are privileged to be working for residents in their home.
- A belief by action that each of our residents welfare is of paramount importance.
- Everyone living, visiting and working here is to be treated with respect and dignity with understanding of each person’s diverse cultural needs.
- Anyone entering and working here is entitled to feel safe and secure.
- Everyone is able to have a say and be heard.
- Bullying or discrimination of any form will not be tolerated and no one will be subject to such behavior.
- Every staff member will work with professionalism and honesty and be personally accountable for their conduct.
- Staff members who continuously seek improvement, take pride in their work, take leadership and have a strong work ethic are valued and will be nurtured.
- Loyalty and trust has always and will continue to be valued and nurtured.
- A workplace that provides all staff with opportunities and a happy safe environment.
Our History
- In the early 1980’s Dr Bruno Rositano was invited and then successfully applied to the Australian Government to establish a new high care nursing home for the under serviced northern suburbs.
- With the local Para Hills pharmacist Mr Colin Prisk, Uncle Sam (a resident here in his later years) older civil engineer brother Tony and younger sister Rosanne a large land parcel at 50 Kesters Road, Para Hills West was purchased.
- The original 35 bed high care nursing home was home to its first resident Mrs Freda L Height from South Brighton, South Australia on the 1st of August 1983.
- Today, with 25 beds added in 2006 and 2015 on additional land purchased in the 1990′s, we are still a proud South Australian family owned aged care facility.
- The current owners comprise a partnership of two sisters, lawyer Rosanne Rositano and dentist Dr Silvana Rositano and two brother’s civil engineer Tony Rositano and architect Lello Rositano.
- In 2023, our 40th year, Para Hills Residential Care enjoys an established and trusted reputation having looked after over 870 frail and elderly South Australians along with their families and friends.
- In 2025, we are planning to add another 15 beds to satisfy our long term development plan to service the needs of our local area well into the future.
