Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
The Elderberry Index for Bayview Treetops Care Community is 4.01 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
Food enjoyment is above average, with lower reported spending
85% enjoy meals vs 70.2% across other homes; spending is $11 vs a $16 sector median.
Residents consistently describe respectful, caring staff
100% positive on respect and 100% on caring staff, versus 95.9% and 96.0% across other homes.
Quality measures rating exceeds the national average
5 out of 5, compared with 3.06 across other rated homes in the August 2026 extract.
Worth a closer look
Reported care time falls short of a staffing target
Total care: 220 vs 232 minutes; registered nurses: 41 vs 46 minutes per resident per day.
Staffing rating trails the national average
2 out of 5, compared with 3.18 across other rated homes in the August 2026 extract.
Fewer residents consistently feel safe
92% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 96.5% 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 | 3.06 | 2456 |
| Respectful treatment | 95.86% | 1354 |
| Feeling safe | 96.45% | 1354 |
| How well the home is run | 89.32% | 1354 |
| Getting needed care | 94.47% | 1354 |
| Confidence in staff skills | 89.47% | 1354 |
| Encouragement to stay independent | 88.59% | 1354 |
| Staff explaining things | 81.81% | 1354 |
| Enjoying the food | 70.25% | 1354 |
| Following up concerns | 85.19% | 1354 |
| Kind and caring staff | 95.96% | 1354 |
| Having a say in daily life | 93.19% | 1354 |
How much care and nursing does Bayview Treetops Care Community provide?
In January to March 2026, Bayview Treetops Care Community reported 220 minutes of care per resident per day, 12 minutes below its target of 232 minutes. Of those minutes, 41 came from registered nurses, 5 minutes below the registered-nurse target of 46.
Bayview Treetops Care Community met both its total and registered-nurse targets in none of the last four quarters. Minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 216 to 224 across those four quarters.
Who provides that care?
Of the 220 minutes, personal care workers provided 164 (74.5%), followed by registered nurses (41 minutes, 18.6%) and enrolled nurses (15 minutes, 6.8%). In the same quarter, Bayview Treetops Care Community also reported spending on physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech pathologists, dietitians, and lifestyle and recreation workers.
What is the food like at Bayview Treetops Care Community?
When residents surveyed at Bayview Treetops Care Community for the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey were asked whether they like the food, 85% answered “always” or “most of the time”, 14.8 percentage points above the average of 70.2% across other homes. The share rose from 84% in 2024. Another 8% answered “some of the time” and 8% “never”.
Food spending at Bayview Treetops Care Community in January to March 2026 was $11 per resident per day, 31% below the sector median of $16. In the same quarter, spending on dietitians was $0.22 per resident per day, 21% below the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
According to Bayview Treetops Care Community, 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”.
85% 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 Bayview Treetops Care Community?
In the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey, 100% of residents surveyed at Bayview Treetops Care Community answered “always” or “most of the time” when asked whether the home is well run, above the 89.3% average across other homes by 10.7 percentage points. When residents were asked whether staff know what they are doing (100% against 89.5%) and whether staff follow up when they raise things (92% against 85.2%), answers were also above the average for other homes.
The largest gap below other homes was when residents were asked whether they feel safe: 92% answered “always” or “most of the time”, against an average of 96.5%.
What should you ask about on a visit?
On a visit, you can ask about what the home does when a resident says they feel unsafe. When residents were asked whether they feel safe, 77% answered “always”, 15% “most of the time” and 8% “some of the time”; none answered “never”.
Do residents get the care they need?
Asked whether they get the care they need, 69% of residents surveyed at Bayview Treetops Care Community answered “always” and 31% “most of the time”.
How does Bayview Treetops Care Community spend on resident care?
In the 2024–25 financial year, Bayview Treetops Care Community spent $457.90 per resident per day, and care and nursing made up 63.1% of it. Care and nursing spending of $288.75 was 9% above the sector median of $264.85. These figures 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 ($69.11), administration ($33.54), and cleaning and laundry ($28.51) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to personal care workers and assistants in nursing ($151.13) and registered nurses ($63.18).
