Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
The Elderberry Index for Glanville Village is 4.37 out of 5, compared with 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.
Care and registered-nurse targets met in four reported quarters
The latest quarter records 229 minutes against a 211-minute daily care target; RN time is 62 against 43.
Staffing rating exceeds the national average
5 out of 5, compared with 3.18 across other rated homes in the August 2026 extract.
Worth a closer look
Enjoying the food is below the survey average
62% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 70.3% 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 | 81.81% | 1354 |
| Enjoying the food | 70.27% | 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 Glanville Village provide?
In January to March 2026, Glanville Village reported 229 minutes of care per resident per day, 18 minutes above its target of 211 minutes. Registered nurses provided 62 of those minutes, 19 minutes above the registered-nurse target of 43.
In each of the last four quarters, Glanville Village met both its total and registered-nurse targets. Across those four quarters, minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 228 to 241.
Who provides that care?
Of the 229 minutes, enrolled nurses provided 121 (52.8%), followed by registered nurses (62 minutes, 27.1%) and personal care workers (46 minutes, 20.1%). Glanville Village also reported spending on physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech pathologists, dietitians, and lifestyle and recreation workers in the same quarter.
What is the food like at Glanville Village?
In the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey, 62% of residents surveyed at Glanville Village said they like the food “always” or “most of the time”, 8.3 percentage points below the average of 70.3% across other homes. The share rose from 50% in 2024. Another 31% answered “some of the time” and 8% “never”.
Food spending at Glanville Village in January to March 2026 was $26 per resident per day, 63% above the sector median of $16. In the same quarter, spending on dietitians was $0.43 per resident per day, 54% above the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
According to Glanville Village, 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”.
62% of surveyed residents
Spending & preparation
Daily spending on food and dietitian services, and how meals are prepared.
Sources and Explanation
How does Glanville Village spend on resident care?
Spending on care and nursing at Glanville Village in the 2024–25 financial year was $312.23 per resident per day, 18% above the sector median of $264.85. Spending across all categories was $546.50 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?
Spending on other categories included accommodation and maintenance ($93.96), cleaning and laundry ($60.05) and administration ($37.49) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to enrolled nurses ($122.55) and registered nurses ($115.56).
What do residents say about Glanville Village?
When residents surveyed at Glanville Village for the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey were asked whether they are encouraged to do as much as possible for themselves, 100% answered “always” or “most of the time”, 11.4 percentage points above the average of 88.6% across other homes. Answers were also above the average for other homes when residents were asked whether staff explain things to them (93% against 81.8%) and whether staff know what they are doing (100% against 89.5%).
On 9 of the 10 questions other than food, answers at Glanville Village were at least 3 percentage points above the average for other homes, and on the rest they were within 3 percentage points.
Do residents feel safe and get the care they need?
When residents surveyed at Glanville Village were asked whether they feel safe, 92% answered “always” and 8% “most of the time”. When asked whether they get the care they need, 77% answered “always” and 15% “most of the time”.
Do residents have a say in daily life?
On choice and independence at Glanville Village, the share answering “always” or “most of the time” was 100% when asked whether they have a say in their daily activities.
