Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
The Elderberry Index for Amana Living Peter Arney Home is 3.6 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
More residents feel they have a say in daily life
100% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 93.2% across other homes.
Residents show greater confidence in staff skills
94% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 89.5% across other homes.
Kind and caring staff is above the survey average
100% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 96.0% across other homes.
Worth a closer look
Reported care time falls short of a staffing target
Total care: 223 vs 219 minutes; registered nurses: 42 vs 44 minutes per resident per day.
Enjoying the food is below the survey average
38% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 70.3% across other homes.
Fewer residents say staff explain things consistently
63% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 81.8% 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 | 94.48% | 1354 |
| Confidence in staff skills | 89.47% | 1354 |
| Encouragement to stay independent | 88.60% | 1354 |
| Staff explaining things | 81.83% | 1354 |
| Enjoying the food | 70.28% | 1354 |
| Following up concerns | 85.20% | 1354 |
| Kind and caring staff | 95.96% | 1354 |
| Having a say in daily life | 93.19% | 1354 |
What do residents say about Amana Living Peter Arney Home?
In the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey, 63% of residents surveyed at Amana Living Peter Arney Home answered “always” or “most of the time” when asked whether staff explain things to them, below the 81.8% average across other homes by 18.8 percentage points. Answers were also below the average for other homes when residents were asked whether staff follow up when they raise things (75% against 85.2%) and whether they are encouraged to do as much as possible for themselves (81% against 88.6%).
The largest gap above other homes was when residents were asked whether they have a say in their daily activities: 100% answered “always” or “most of the time”, against an average of 93.2%. Altogether, answers on 3 of the 10 questions other than food were at least 3 percentage points above the average for other homes.
What should you ask about on a visit?
A visit is a chance to ask about how staff explain changes to care. When residents were asked whether staff explain things to them, 25% answered “always”, 38% “most of the time”, 25% “some of the time” and 13% “never”.
Do residents feel safe and get the care they need?
Asked whether they feel safe, 75% of residents surveyed at Amana Living Peter Arney Home answered “always” and 19% “most of the time”. When asked whether they get the care they need, 50% answered “always” and 38% “most of the time”.
What is the food like at Amana Living Peter Arney Home?
When residents surveyed at Amana Living Peter Arney Home for the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey were asked whether they like the food, 38% answered “always” or “most of the time”, 32.3 percentage points below the average of 70.3% across other homes. The share fell from 42% in 2024. Another 38% answered “some of the time” and 25% “never”.
In January to March 2026, Amana Living Peter Arney Home spent $18 per resident per day on food, 13% above the sector median of $16. In the same quarter, spending on dietitians was $0.76 per resident per day, 171% above the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
According to Amana Living Peter Arney Home, breakfast, lunch and dinner are all prepared by the cook-chill method. Of all meals, 46% are prepared on site and the rest off site.
Do residents enjoy the food?
Residents who answered “Always” or “Most of the time”.
38% of surveyed residents
Spending & preparation
Daily spending on food and dietitian services, and how meals are prepared.
Sources and Explanation
How does Amana Living Peter Arney Home spend on resident care?
In the 2024–25 financial year, Amana Living Peter Arney Home spent $308.14 per resident per day on care and nursing, 16% above the sector median of $264.85. Spending across all categories was $487.68 per resident per day. These figures are the home’s costs, not the fees a resident pays.
Where does the rest of the spending go?
Spending on other categories included administration ($61.75), accommodation and maintenance ($40.05), and cleaning and laundry ($26.42) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to personal care workers and assistants in nursing ($164.64) and registered nurses ($73.04).
How much care and nursing does Amana Living Peter Arney Home provide?
Amana Living Peter Arney Home reported 223 minutes of care per resident per day in January to March 2026, 4 minutes above its target of 219 minutes. Of those minutes, 42 came from registered nurses, 2 minutes below the registered-nurse target of 44.
In three of the last four quarters, Amana Living Peter Arney Home met both its total and registered-nurse targets. Across those four quarters, minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 223 to 233.
Who provides that care?
Per resident per day, personal care workers provided 169 minutes, followed by registered nurses (42 minutes) and enrolled nurses (13 minutes). In the same quarter, Amana Living Peter Arney Home also reported spending on physiotherapists, speech pathologists and dietitians.
