Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
The Elderberry Index for Mercy Place Wyndham is 3.82 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
Staffing rating exceeds the national average
4 out of 5, compared with 3.18 across other rated homes in the August 2026 extract.
How well the home is run is above the survey average
100% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 88.1% across other homes.
Getting needed care is above the survey average
100% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 94.4% across other homes.
Worth a closer look
Food spending and enjoyment both fall below their benchmarks
$12 a day vs a $16 sector median; 53% enjoy meals vs 67.4% across other homes.
Support for independence is below the survey average
52% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 87.2% across other homes.
Food enjoyment fell in the latest survey
53% positive in 2026, compared with 65% in 2025: 12 percentage points lower.
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: 2026 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 2026 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 | 95.35% | 1080 |
| Feeling safe | 96.24% | 1080 |
| How well the home is run | 88.07% | 1080 |
| Getting needed care | 94.42% | 1080 |
| Confidence in staff skills | 89.10% | 1080 |
| Encouragement to stay independent | 87.19% | 1079 |
| Staff explaining things | 80.27% | 1078 |
| Enjoying the food | 67.35% | 1080 |
| Following up concerns | 84.22% | 1079 |
| Kind and caring staff | 95.42% | 1080 |
| Having a say in daily life | 92.71% | 1080 |
What do residents say about Mercy Place Wyndham?
When residents surveyed at Mercy Place Wyndham for the 2026 Residents’ Experience Survey were asked whether they are encouraged to do as much as possible for themselves, 52% answered “always” or “most of the time”, below the 87.2% average across other homes by 35.2 percentage points. When residents were asked whether staff explain things to them (63% against 80.3%) and whether staff know what they are doing (79% against 89.1%), answers were also below the average for other homes.
The widest gap above other homes came when residents were asked whether the home is well run: 100% answered “always” or “most of the time”, against an average of 88.1%. In all, answers on 4 of the 10 questions other than food were at least 3 percentage points above the average for other homes.
What should you ask about on a visit?
A visit is a chance to ask about how staff support residents to do things for themselves. Of residents asked whether they are encouraged to do as much as possible for themselves, 26% answered “always”, 26% “most of the time”, 42% “some of the time” and 5% “never”.
Do residents feel safe and get the care they need?
When residents surveyed at Mercy Place Wyndham were asked whether they feel safe, 84% answered “always” and 16% “most of the time”. When asked whether they get the care they need, 74% answered “always” and 26% “most of the time”.
How much care and nursing does Mercy Place Wyndham provide?
Mercy Place Wyndham reported 235 minutes of care per resident per day in January to March 2026, 11 minutes above its target of 224 minutes. Of those minutes, 48 came from registered nurses, 3 minutes above the registered-nurse target of 45.
Mercy Place Wyndham met both its total and registered-nurse targets in one of the last four quarters. Minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 211 to 235 across those four quarters.
Who provides that care?
Of the 235 minutes, personal care workers provided 170 (72.3%), followed by registered nurses (48 minutes, 20.4%) and enrolled nurses (17 minutes, 7.2%). Mercy Place Wyndham also reported spending on physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech pathologists, dietitians, and lifestyle and recreation workers in the same quarter.
What is the food like at Mercy Place Wyndham?
When residents surveyed at Mercy Place Wyndham for the 2026 Residents’ Experience Survey were asked whether they like the food, 53% answered “always” or “most of the time”, 14.4 percentage points below the average of 67.4% across other homes. The share fell from 65% in 2025. Another 37% answered “some of the time” and 11% “never”.
In January to March 2026, Mercy Place Wyndham spent $12 per resident per day on food, 25% below the sector median of $16. In the same quarter, spending on dietitians was $0.31 per resident per day, 11% above the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
According to Mercy Place Wyndham, 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”.
53% of surveyed residents
Spending & preparation
Daily spending on food and dietitian services, and how meals are prepared.
Sources and Explanation
How does Mercy Place Wyndham spend on resident care?
In the 2024–25 financial year, Mercy Place Wyndham spent $235.40 per resident per day on care and nursing, 11% below the sector median of $264.85. Spending across all categories was $366.56 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 administration ($47.59), cleaning and laundry ($25.64), and accommodation and maintenance ($22.67) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to personal care workers and assistants in nursing ($127.87) and registered nurses ($63.72).
