Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
The Elderberry Index for Advantaged Care at Bondi Waters is 3.93 out of 5, against a national average of 3.81. Three findings stand out as positive, and three are worth a closer look.
Things we noticed
Positive standouts
Care and registered-nurse targets met in four reported quarters
The latest quarter records 215 minutes against a 212-minute daily care target; RN time is 45 against 43.
Food enjoyment improved in the latest survey
69% positive in 2025, compared with 23% in 2024: 46 percentage points higher.
Staff communication is a relative strength
100% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 81.8% across other homes.
Worth a closer look
Confidence in staff skills is below the survey average
84% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 89.5% across other homes.
How well the home is run is below the survey average
84% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 89.3% across other homes.
Respectful treatment is below the survey average
92% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 95.9% across other homes.
Sources and Explanation
This is a programmatic interpretation of published data, not an in-person inspection or a separate expert-assigned score. The figures are the Elderberry Index and its four government component ratings; a measure the home has no published rating for is left out. Our rating methodology.
Ratings: August 2026. Survey comparisons: 2025 interview responses from that extract. Other Australian homes in the same ratings extract; survey comparisons also require the same interview year. Each eligible home has equal weight; missing/invalid values excluded. These are descriptive comparisons, not resident-weighted or adjusted for differences in care needs.
How findings are selected
Survey gaps of at least 3 percentage points, rating gaps of at least 0.3 stars, and changes of at least 10 percentage points can qualify. These are editorial selection thresholds, not tests of statistical significance. Benchmarks need at least 30 homes. Each side shows up to three eligible findings; missing values never become negative findings. Specific combined food evidence and sustained care-target results are prioritised, then larger differences. Respect and caring are grouped when both qualify.
Food spending uses the My Aged Care sector median for Jan–Mar 2026; resident enjoyment comes from the 2025 survey. The combined finding reports two separate observations from different reporting periods; it does not establish that spending caused the survey result. Year-to-year survey samples may differ and respondent counts are unavailable. Care consistency uses the latest four submitted, quality-checked care-minute records and direct RN minutes without EN top-up.
A lower compliance rating is a comparison with other homes, not a claim of an active sanction. Higher expenditure alone is not treated as better care. Unadjusted clinical incident measures are not used to rank quality here.
My Aged Care home profile · Government Star Ratings extract
Benchmark populations
| Measure | Mean | Other homes |
|---|---|---|
| Elderberry Index | 3.81 | 2365 |
| Residents’ experience | 3.62 | 2434 |
| Compliance | 4.83 | 2395 |
| Staffing | 3.18 | 2454 |
| Quality measures | 3.07 | 2456 |
| Respectful treatment | 95.86% | 1354 |
| Feeling safe | 96.45% | 1354 |
| How well the home is run | 89.33% | 1354 |
| Getting needed care | 94.47% | 1354 |
| Confidence in staff skills | 89.48% | 1354 |
| Encouragement to stay independent | 88.59% | 1354 |
| Staff explaining things | 81.80% | 1354 |
| Enjoying the food | 70.26% | 1354 |
| Following up concerns | 85.19% | 1354 |
| Kind and caring staff | 95.96% | 1354 |
| Having a say in daily life | 93.19% | 1354 |
What is the food like at Advantaged Care at Bondi Waters?
In the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey, 69% of residents surveyed at Advantaged Care at Bondi Waters said they like the food “always” or “most of the time”, 46 percentage points higher than the 23% recorded in 2024. Another 8% answered “some of the time” and 23% “never”.
Food spending at Advantaged Care at Bondi Waters in January to March 2026 was $12 per resident per day, 25% below the sector median of $16. Spending on dietitians in the same quarter was $0.82 per resident per day, 193% above the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
According to Advantaged Care at Bondi Waters, breakfast, lunch and dinner are all cooked fresh. All meals are prepared on site.
Do residents enjoy the food?
Residents who answered “Always” or “Most of the time”.
69% of surveyed residents
Spending & preparation
Daily spending on food and dietitian services, and how meals are prepared.
Sources and Explanation
What do residents say about Advantaged Care at Bondi Waters?
Asked in the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey whether staff explain things to them, 100% of residents surveyed at Advantaged Care at Bondi Waters answered “always” or “most of the time”, 18.2 percentage points above the average of 81.8% across other homes. Answers were also above the average for other homes when residents were asked whether staff follow up when they raise things (93% against 85.2%) and whether they have a say in their daily activities (100% against 93.2%).
The largest gap below other homes was when residents were asked whether staff know what they are doing: 84% answered “always” or “most of the time”, against an average of 89.5%. Altogether, answers on 3 of the 10 questions other than food were at least 3 percentage points below the average for other homes.
What should you ask about on a visit?
A visit is a chance to ask about the training staff receive. When residents were asked whether staff know what they are doing, 46% answered “always”, 38% “most of the time” and 15% “some of the time”; none answered “never”.
Do residents feel safe and get the care they need?
Asked whether they feel safe, 92% of residents surveyed at Advantaged Care at Bondi Waters answered “always” and 8% “most of the time”. When asked whether they get the care they need, 85% answered “always” and 15% “most of the time”.
How much care and nursing does Advantaged Care at Bondi Waters provide?
Advantaged Care at Bondi Waters reported 215 minutes of care per resident per day in January to March 2026, 3 minutes above its target of 212 minutes. Of those minutes, 45 came from registered nurses, 2 minutes above the registered-nurse target of 43.
In each of the last four quarters, Advantaged Care at Bondi Waters met both its total and registered-nurse targets. Across those four quarters, minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 215 to 224.
Who provides that care?
Personal care workers provided 171 minutes per resident per day, followed by registered nurses (45 minutes). Advantaged Care at Bondi Waters also reported spending on physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech pathologists, dietitians, and lifestyle and recreation workers in the same quarter.
How does Advantaged Care at Bondi Waters spend on resident care?
In the 2024–25 financial year, Advantaged Care at Bondi Waters spent $512.11 per resident per day, and care and nursing made up 50.8% of it. Care and nursing spending of $260.23 was 2% below the sector median of $264.85. These amounts are the home’s costs, not the fees a resident pays.
Where does the rest of the spending go?
Other categories included accommodation and maintenance ($113.12), administration ($60.35), and cleaning and laundry ($34.52) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to personal care workers and assistants in nursing ($152.26) and registered nurses ($62.04).
