Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
One finding stands out as positive.
Things we noticed
Positive standouts
Care and registered-nurse targets met in four reported quarters
The latest quarter records 257 minutes against a 215-minute daily care target; RN time is 116 against 44.
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. No survey comparison is made: the survey year in the ratings extract does not match this home’s latest survey. 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.
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 | 2396 |
| Staffing | 3.18 | 2455 |
| Quality measures | 3.07 | 2457 |
How much care and nursing does Hopetoun Nursing Home provide?
In January to March 2026, Hopetoun Nursing Home reported 257 minutes of care per resident per day, 42 minutes above its target of 215 minutes. Registered nurses provided 116 of those minutes, 72 minutes above the registered-nurse target of 44.
Hopetoun Nursing Home met both its total and registered-nurse targets in each of the last four quarters. Minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 242 to 307 across those four quarters.
Who provides that care?
Per resident per day, registered nurses provided 116 minutes, followed by enrolled nurses (102 minutes) and personal care workers (38 minutes). Hopetoun Nursing Home also reported spending on physiotherapists, podiatrists, dietitians, and lifestyle and recreation workers in the same quarter.
How does Hopetoun Nursing Home spend on resident care?
Spending on care and nursing at Hopetoun Nursing Home in the 2024–25 financial year was $525.84 per resident per day, 99% above the sector median of $264.85. Total spending was $892.73 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 accommodation and maintenance ($168.12), administration ($94.26), and cleaning and laundry ($40.93) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to registered nurses ($237.68) and enrolled nurses ($149.19).
What is the food like at Hopetoun Nursing Home?
When residents surveyed at Hopetoun Nursing Home for the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey were asked whether they like the food, 67% answered “always” or “most of the time”. The share was also 67% in 2024. Another 33% answered “some of the time”, and none answered “never”.
Food spending at Hopetoun Nursing Home in January to March 2026 was $31 per resident per day, 94% above the sector median of $16. In the same quarter, spending on dietitians was $0.39 per resident per day, 39% above the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
Hopetoun Nursing Home reports that breakfast, lunch and dinner are all prepared by the cook-chill method. All meals are prepared on site.
Do residents enjoy the food?
Residents who answered “Always” or “Most of the time”.
67% 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 Hopetoun Nursing Home?
The highest share of “always” or “most of the time” answers in the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey at Hopetoun Nursing Home, 100%, came on 6 of the 10 questions other than food, including whether staff treat them with respect. The lowest share, 75%, came when residents were asked whether they are encouraged to do as much as possible for themselves.
What should you ask about on a visit?
On a visit, you can 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, 42% answered “always”, 33% “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 Hopetoun Nursing Home were asked whether they feel safe, 75% answered “always” and 25% “most of the time”. When asked whether they get the care they need, 75% answered “always” and 17% “most of the time”.
