Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
The Elderberry Index for Noble Manor Residential Aged Care is 3.16 out of 5, against a national average of 3.81. Two findings stand out as positive, and three are worth a closer look.
Things we noticed
Positive standouts
Food enjoyment improved in the latest survey
36% positive in 2025, compared with 24% in 2024: 12 percentage points higher.
More residents consistently feel safe
100% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 96.4% across other homes.
Worth a closer look
Food spending and enjoyment both fall below their benchmarks
$13 a day vs a $16 sector median; 36% enjoy meals vs 70.3% across other homes.
Reported care time falls short of a staffing target
Total care: 216 vs 225 minutes; registered nurses: 34 vs 45 minutes per resident per day.
Staffing rating trails the national average
1 out of 5, compared with 3.19 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 | 2365 |
| Residents’ experience | 3.62 | 2434 |
| Compliance | 4.83 | 2395 |
| Staffing | 3.19 | 2454 |
| Quality measures | 3.07 | 2456 |
| Respectful treatment | 95.87% | 1354 |
| Feeling safe | 96.45% | 1354 |
| How well the home is run | 89.33% | 1354 |
| Getting needed care | 94.47% | 1354 |
| Confidence in staff skills | 89.49% | 1354 |
| Encouragement to stay independent | 88.60% | 1354 |
| Staff explaining things | 81.82% | 1354 |
| Enjoying the food | 70.29% | 1354 |
| Following up concerns | 85.21% | 1354 |
| Kind and caring staff | 95.96% | 1354 |
| Having a say in daily life | 93.20% | 1354 |
What do residents say about Noble Manor Residential Aged Care?
Asked in the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey whether staff treat them with respect, 80% of residents surveyed at Noble Manor Residential Aged Care answered “always” or “most of the time”, below the 95.9% average across other homes by 15.9 percentage points. When residents were asked whether staff follow up when they raise things (70% against 85.2%) and whether they are encouraged to do as much as possible for themselves (74% against 88.6%), answers were also below the average for other homes.
The largest gap above other homes was when residents were asked whether they feel safe: 100% answered “always” or “most of the time”, against an average of 96.4%.
What should you ask about on a visit?
On a visit, you can ask about how staff are expected to treat residents. Of residents asked whether staff treat them with respect, 50% answered “always”, 30% “most of the time”, 17% “some of the time” and 3% “never”.
Do residents get the care they need?
Asked whether they get the care they need, 67% of residents surveyed at Noble Manor Residential Aged Care answered “always” and 30% “most of the time”.
What is the food like at Noble Manor Residential Aged Care?
In the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey, 36% of residents surveyed at Noble Manor Residential Aged Care said they like the food “always” or “most of the time”, 34.3 percentage points below the average of 70.3% across other homes. The share rose from 24% in 2024. Another 53% answered “some of the time” and 10% “never”.
Food spending at Noble Manor Residential Aged Care in January to March 2026 was $13 per resident per day, 19% below the sector median of $16. Spending on dietitians in the same quarter was $0.49 per resident per day, 75% above the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
According to Noble Manor Residential Aged Care, 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”.
36% 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 Noble Manor Residential Aged Care provide?
Noble Manor Residential Aged Care reported 216 minutes of care per resident per day in January to March 2026, 9 minutes below its target of 225 minutes. Of those minutes, 34 came from registered nurses, 11 minutes below the registered-nurse target of 45.
Noble Manor Residential Aged Care met both its total and registered-nurse targets in none of the last four quarters. Across those four quarters, minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 184 to 226.
Who provides that care?
Per resident per day, personal care workers provided 162 minutes, followed by registered nurses (34 minutes) and enrolled nurses (21 minutes). Noble Manor Residential Aged Care also reported spending on physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech pathologists, dietitians, and lifestyle and recreation workers in the same quarter.
How does Noble Manor Residential Aged Care spend on resident care?
Spending on care and nursing at Noble Manor Residential Aged Care in the 2024–25 financial year was $218.87 per resident per day, 17% below the sector median of $264.85. Spending across all categories was $375.46 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 ($61.82), accommodation and maintenance ($32.86), and cleaning and laundry ($24.60) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to personal care workers and assistants in nursing ($126.91) and registered nurses ($38.78).
