Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
The Elderberry Index for Beaumont Care Roslyn Lodge is 4.48 out of 5, against a national average of 3.81. Three findings stand out as positive, and one is worth a closer look.
Things we noticed
Positive standouts
Residents consistently describe respectful, caring staff
100% positive on respect and 100% on caring staff, versus 95.9% and 96.0% across other homes.
Residents’ experience rating exceeds the national average
5 out of 5, compared with 3.62 across other rated homes in the August 2026 extract.
Food enjoyment improved in the latest survey
83% positive in 2025, compared with 67% in 2024: 16 percentage points higher.
Worth a closer look
Getting needed care is below the survey average
91% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 94.5% 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 | 3.07 | 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 | 88.58% | 1354 |
| Staff explaining things | 81.80% | 1354 |
| Enjoying the food | 70.25% | 1354 |
| Following up concerns | 85.18% | 1354 |
| Kind and caring staff | 95.96% | 1354 |
| Having a say in daily life | 93.19% | 1354 |
What do residents say about Beaumont Care Roslyn Lodge?
When residents surveyed at Beaumont Care Roslyn Lodge for the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey were asked whether staff explain things to them, 100% 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 (100% against 85.2%) and whether they are encouraged to do as much as possible for themselves (100% against 88.6%).
The widest gap below other homes came when residents were asked whether they get the care they need: 91% answered “always” or “most of the time”, against an average of 94.5%.
What should you ask about on a visit?
A visit is a chance to ask about how care plans are reviewed and changed. When residents were asked whether they get the care they need, 83% answered “always”, 8% “most of the time” and 8% “some of the time”; none answered “never”.
Do residents feel safe?
Asked whether they feel safe, 92% of residents surveyed at Beaumont Care Roslyn Lodge answered “always” and 8% “most of the time”.
How does Beaumont Care Roslyn Lodge spend on resident care?
Spending on care and nursing at Beaumont Care Roslyn Lodge in the 2024–25 financial year was $221.37 per resident per day, 16% below the sector median of $264.85. Total spending was $374.30 per resident per day. 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 ($55.91), cleaning and laundry ($30.57), and accommodation and maintenance ($22.68) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to personal care workers and assistants in nursing ($110.48) and registered nurses ($56.11).
What is the food like at Beaumont Care Roslyn Lodge?
In the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey, 83% of residents surveyed at Beaumont Care Roslyn Lodge said they like the food “always” or “most of the time”, 12.7 percentage points above the average of 70.3% across other homes. The share rose from 67% in 2024. Another 17% answered “some of the time”, and none answered “never”.
In January to March 2026, Beaumont Care Roslyn Lodge spent $15 per resident per day on food, 6% below the sector median of $16. In the same quarter, spending on dietitians was $0.09 per resident per day, 68% below the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
According to Beaumont Care Roslyn Lodge, 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”.
83% 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 Beaumont Care Roslyn Lodge provide?
In January to March 2026, Beaumont Care Roslyn Lodge reported 220 minutes of care per resident per day, 2 minutes above its target of 218 minutes. Of those minutes, 46 came from registered nurses, 2 minutes above the registered-nurse target of 44.
Beaumont Care Roslyn Lodge met both its total and registered-nurse targets in two of the last four quarters. Across those four quarters, minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 180 to 220.
Who provides that care?
Of the 220 minutes, personal care workers provided 147 (66.8%), followed by registered nurses (46 minutes, 20.9%) and enrolled nurses (27 minutes, 12.3%). Beaumont Care Roslyn Lodge also reported spending on physiotherapists, podiatrists, dietitians, and lifestyle and recreation workers in the same quarter.
