Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
The Elderberry Index for AnglicareSA Brompton is 3.82 out of 5, compared with a national average of 3.81. Three findings stand out as positive, and three are worth a closer look.
Things we noticed
Positive standouts
Staffing rating exceeds the national average
4 out of 5, compared with 3.18 across other rated homes in the August 2026 extract.
Respectful treatment is above the survey average
100% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 95.9% across other homes.
More residents consistently feel safe
100% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 96.4% across other homes.
Worth a closer look
Food enjoyment fell in the latest survey
50% positive in 2025, compared with 85% in 2024: 35 percentage points lower.
Enjoying the food is below the survey average
50% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 70.3% across other homes.
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: 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 | 88.60% | 1354 |
| Staff explaining things | 81.82% | 1354 |
| Enjoying the food | 70.28% | 1354 |
| Following up concerns | 85.20% | 1354 |
| Kind and caring staff | 95.97% | 1354 |
| Having a say in daily life | 93.19% | 1354 |
What is the food like at AnglicareSA Brompton?
When residents surveyed at AnglicareSA Brompton for the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey were asked whether they like the food, 50% answered “always” or “most of the time”, 20.3 percentage points below the average of 70.3% across other homes. The share fell from 85% in 2024. Another 33% answered “some of the time” and 17% “never”.
In January to March 2026, AnglicareSA Brompton spent $16 per resident per day on food, in line with the sector median of $16. Spending on dietitians in the same quarter was $0.45 per resident per day, 61% above the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
According to AnglicareSA Brompton, 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”.
50% 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 AnglicareSA Brompton?
Asked in the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey whether they are encouraged to do as much as possible for themselves, 75% of residents surveyed at AnglicareSA Brompton answered “always” or “most of the time”, below the 88.6% average across other homes by 13.6 percentage points. When residents were asked whether staff are kind and caring (83% against 96.0%) and whether staff follow up when they raise things (75% against 85.2%), answers were also below the average for other homes.
The widest gap above other homes came when residents were asked whether staff treat them with respect: 100% answered “always” or “most of the time”, against an average of 95.9%. In all, answers on 2 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 support residents to do things for themselves. When residents were asked whether they are encouraged to do as much as possible for themselves, 58% answered “always”, 17% “most of the time” and 25% “some of the time”; none answered “never”.
Do residents feel safe and get the care they need?
When residents surveyed at AnglicareSA Brompton were asked whether they feel safe, 75% answered “always” and 25% “most of the time”. When asked whether they get the care they need, 58% answered “always” and 33% “most of the time”.
How does AnglicareSA Brompton spend on resident care?
In the 2024–25 financial year, AnglicareSA Brompton spent $462.83 per resident per day, and care and nursing made up 59.4% of it. Care and nursing spending of $275.06 was 4% 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?
Spending on other categories included administration ($92.53), accommodation and maintenance ($27.58), and cleaning and laundry ($26.61) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to personal care workers and assistants in nursing ($117.03) and registered nurses ($73.47).
How much care and nursing does AnglicareSA Brompton provide?
In January to March 2026, AnglicareSA Brompton reported 208 minutes of care per resident per day, matching its target of 208 minutes. Of those minutes, 48 came from registered nurses, 5 minutes above the registered-nurse target of 43.
AnglicareSA Brompton met both its total and registered-nurse targets in two of the last four quarters. Minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 194 to 224 across those four quarters.
Who provides that care?
Of the 208 minutes, personal care workers provided 142 (68.3%), followed by registered nurses (48 minutes, 23.1%) and enrolled nurses (18 minutes, 8.7%). AnglicareSA Brompton also reported spending on physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech pathologists, dietitians, and lifestyle and recreation workers in the same quarter.
