Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
The Elderberry Index for Olivet Aged Persons Home is 3.93 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 95.4% and 95.4% across other homes.
Food enjoyment improved in the latest survey
84% positive in 2026, compared with 65% in 2025: 19 percentage points higher.
Enjoying the food is above the survey average
84% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 67.3% across other homes.
Worth a closer look
Reported care time falls short of a staffing target
Total care: 220 vs 215 minutes; registered nurses: 41 vs 43 minutes per resident per day.
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 | 89.08% | 1080 |
| Encouragement to stay independent | 87.14% | 1079 |
| Staff explaining things | 80.25% | 1078 |
| Enjoying the food | 67.32% | 1080 |
| Following up concerns | 84.20% | 1079 |
| Kind and caring staff | 95.41% | 1080 |
| Having a say in daily life | 92.70% | 1080 |
What is the food like at Olivet Aged Persons Home?
In the 2026 Residents’ Experience Survey, 84% of residents surveyed at Olivet Aged Persons Home said they like the food “always” or “most of the time”, 16.7 percentage points above the average of 67.3% across other homes. The share rose from 65% in 2025. Another 16% answered “some of the time”, and none answered “never”.
Food spending at Olivet Aged Persons Home in January to March 2026 was $17 per resident per day, 6% above the sector median of $16. Spending on dietitians in the same quarter was $0.33 per resident per day, 18% above the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
According to Olivet Aged Persons Home, 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”.
84% 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 Olivet Aged Persons Home?
In the 2026 Residents’ Experience Survey, 100% of residents surveyed at Olivet Aged Persons Home answered “always” or “most of the time” when asked whether the home is well run, above the 88.1% average across other homes by 11.9 percentage points. When residents were asked whether staff follow up when they raise things (96% against 84.2%) and whether staff explain things to them (92% against 80.2%), answers were also above the average for other homes.
At Olivet Aged Persons Home, answers were at least 3 percentage points above the average for other homes on all 10 questions other than food.
Do residents feel safe and get the care they need?
Asked whether they feel safe, 88% of residents surveyed at Olivet Aged Persons Home answered “always” and 12% “most of the time”. When asked whether they get the care they need, 60% answered “always” and 40% “most of the time”.
Do residents have a say in daily life?
On choice and independence at Olivet Aged Persons Home, the share answering “always” or “most of the time” was 100% when asked whether they have a say in their daily activities and 96% when asked whether they are encouraged to do as much as possible for themselves.
How much care and nursing does Olivet Aged Persons Home provide?
Olivet Aged Persons Home reported 220 minutes of care per resident per day in January to March 2026, 5 minutes above its target of 215 minutes. Registered nurses provided 41 of those minutes, 2 minutes below the registered-nurse target of 43.
In none of the last four quarters did Olivet Aged Persons Home meet both its total and registered-nurse targets. Across those four quarters, minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 220 to 229.
Who provides that care?
Of the 220 minutes, personal care workers provided 161 (73.2%), followed by registered nurses (41 minutes, 18.6%) and enrolled nurses (18 minutes, 8.2%). Olivet Aged Persons Home also reported spending on physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech pathologists, dietitians, and lifestyle and recreation workers in the same quarter.
How does Olivet Aged Persons Home spend on resident care?
Total spending at Olivet Aged Persons Home in the 2024–25 financial year was $436.50 per resident per day, and care and nursing made up 62.0% of it. Care and nursing spending of $270.78 was 2% above the sector median of $264.85. These figures are the home’s costs, not the fees a resident pays.
Where does the rest of the spending go?
Other categories included administration ($51.57), accommodation and maintenance ($42.60), and cleaning and laundry ($26.24) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to personal care workers and assistants in nursing ($154.75) and registered nurses ($61.38).
