Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
The Elderberry Index for Anglicare SQ Kirami Home for the Aged is 3.6 out of 5, against a national average of 3.81. Three findings are worth a closer look.
Things we noticed
Worth a closer look
Reported care time falls short of a staffing target
Total care: 215 vs 214 minutes; registered nurses: 41 vs 43 minutes per resident per day.
Food enjoyment fell in the latest survey
58% positive in 2026, compared with 79% in 2025: 21 percentage points lower.
Residents’ experience rating trails the national average
3 out of 5, compared with 3.62 across other rated homes in the August 2026 extract.
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: 2026 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 2026 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 | 95.36% | 1080 |
| Feeling safe | 96.25% | 1080 |
| How well the home is run | 88.09% | 1080 |
| Getting needed care | 94.44% | 1080 |
| Confidence in staff skills | 89.09% | 1080 |
| Encouragement to stay independent | 87.16% | 1079 |
| Staff explaining things | 80.27% | 1078 |
| Enjoying the food | 67.35% | 1080 |
| Following up concerns | 84.22% | 1079 |
| Kind and caring staff | 95.42% | 1080 |
| Having a say in daily life | 92.70% | 1080 |
What do residents say about Anglicare SQ Kirami Home for the Aged?
When residents surveyed at Anglicare SQ Kirami Home for the Aged for the 2026 Residents’ Experience Survey were asked whether they get the care they need, 79% answered “always” or “most of the time”, 15.4 percentage points below the average of 94.4% across other homes. When residents were asked whether the home is well run (74% against 88.1%) and whether staff explain things to them (69% against 80.3%), answers were also below the average for other homes.
On 7 of the 10 questions other than food, answers at Anglicare SQ Kirami Home for the Aged were at least 3 percentage points below the average for other homes, and on the rest they were within 3 percentage points.
What should you ask about on a visit?
On a visit, you can ask about how care plans are reviewed and changed. When residents were asked whether they get the care they need, 47% answered “always”, 32% “most of the time”, 16% “some of the time” and 5% “never”.
Do residents feel safe?
Asked whether they feel safe, 63% of residents surveyed at Anglicare SQ Kirami Home for the Aged answered “always” and 32% “most of the time”.
What is the food like at Anglicare SQ Kirami Home for the Aged?
When residents surveyed at Anglicare SQ Kirami Home for the Aged for the 2026 Residents’ Experience Survey were asked whether they like the food, 58% answered “always” or “most of the time”, 9.3 percentage points below the average of 67.3% across other homes. The share fell from 79% in 2025. Another 42% answered “some of the time”, and none answered “never”.
In January to March 2026, Anglicare SQ Kirami Home for the Aged spent $16 per resident per day on food, in line with the sector median of $16. Spending on dietitians in the same quarter was $0.54 per resident per day, 93% above the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
According to Anglicare SQ Kirami Home for the Aged, 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”.
58% of surveyed residents
Spending & preparation
Daily spending on food and dietitian services, and how meals are prepared.
Sources and Explanation
How much care and nursing does Anglicare SQ Kirami Home for the Aged provide?
In January to March 2026, Anglicare SQ Kirami Home for the Aged reported 215 minutes of care per resident per day, 1 minute above its target of 214 minutes. Registered nurses provided 41 of those minutes, 2 minutes below the registered-nurse target of 43.
In three of the last four quarters, Anglicare SQ Kirami Home for the Aged met both its total and registered-nurse targets. Across those four quarters, minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 215 to 223.
Who provides that care?
Of the 215 minutes, personal care workers provided 162 (75.3%), followed by registered nurses (41 minutes, 19.1%) and enrolled nurses (12 minutes, 5.6%). In the same quarter, Anglicare SQ Kirami Home for the Aged also reported spending on physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech pathologists, dietitians, and lifestyle and recreation workers.
How does Anglicare SQ Kirami Home for the Aged spend on resident care?
In the 2024–25 financial year, Anglicare SQ Kirami Home for the Aged spent $445.71 per resident per day, and care and nursing made up 61.4% of it. Care and nursing spending of $273.81 was 3% above 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 administration ($71.41), accommodation and maintenance ($34.57), and cleaning and laundry ($20.64) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to personal care workers and assistants in nursing ($166.72) and registered nurses ($63.49).
