Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
The compliance rating for Carinya Nursing Home (Frankston Extended Care) is 5 out of 5, against a national average of 4.83. Three findings stand out as positive.
Compliance
5 / 5
Staffing
5 / 5
Quality measures
4 / 5
Things we noticed
Positive standouts
Care and registered-nurse targets met in four reported quarters
The latest quarter records 415 minutes against a 230-minute daily care target; RN time is 69 against 47.
Staffing rating exceeds the national average
5 out of 5, compared with 3.18 across other rated homes in the August 2026 extract.
Quality measures rating exceeds the national average
4 out of 5, compared with 3.06 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 | 2366 |
| Residents’ experience | 3.62 | 2435 |
| 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 | 88.58% | 1354 |
| Staff explaining things | 81.80% | 1354 |
| Enjoying the food | 70.24% | 1354 |
| Following up concerns | 85.18% | 1354 |
| Kind and caring staff | 95.96% | 1354 |
| Having a say in daily life | 93.19% | 1354 |
How much care and nursing does Carinya Nursing Home (Frankston Extended Care) provide?
Carinya Nursing Home (Frankston Extended Care) reported 415 minutes of care per resident per day in January to March 2026, 185 minutes above its target of 230 minutes. Of those minutes, 69 came from registered nurses, 22 minutes above the registered-nurse target of 47.
In each of the last four quarters, Carinya Nursing Home (Frankston Extended Care) met both its total and registered-nurse targets. Minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 415 to 755 across those four quarters.
Who provides that care?
Enrolled nurses provided 346 of the 415 minutes (83.4%), followed by registered nurses (69 minutes, 16.6%). In the same quarter, Carinya Nursing Home (Frankston Extended Care) also reported spending on dietitians and lifestyle and recreation workers.
How does Carinya Nursing Home (Frankston Extended Care) spend on resident care?
Spending on care and nursing at Carinya Nursing Home (Frankston Extended Care) in the 2024–25 financial year was $2,593.81 per resident per day, 879% above the sector median of $264.85. Spending across all categories was $3,377.97 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 ($549.07), cleaning and laundry ($122.40), and accommodation and maintenance ($44.01) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to enrolled nurses ($1,299.79) and care management staff ($649.45).
How much does Carinya Nursing Home (Frankston Extended Care) spend on food?
Food spending at Carinya Nursing Home (Frankston Extended Care) in January to March 2026 was $15 per resident per day, 6% below the sector median of $16. In the same quarter, spending on dietitians was $0.58 per resident per day, 107% above the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
According to Carinya Nursing Home (Frankston Extended Care), breakfast, lunch and dinner are all cooked fresh. All meals are prepared off site.
Spending & preparation
Daily spending on food and dietitian services, and how meals are prepared.
