Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
The Elderberry Index for Prom Country Aged Care is 3.56 out of 5, compared with a national average of 3.81. Three findings stand out as positive, and three are worth a closer look.
Things we noticed
Positive standouts
Food enjoyment is above average, with lower reported spending
78% enjoy meals vs 67.3% across other homes; spending is $14 vs a $16 sector median.
Residents consistently describe respectful, caring staff
100% positive on respect and 100% on caring staff, versus 95.4% and 95.4% across other homes.
Residents’ experience rating exceeds the national average
4 out of 5, compared with 3.62 across other rated homes in the August 2026 extract.
Worth a closer look
Reported care time falls short of a staffing target
Total care: 202 vs 211 minutes; registered nurses: 51 vs 43 minutes per resident per day.
Staffing rating trails the national average
2 out of 5, compared with 3.18 across other rated homes in the August 2026 extract.
Quality measures rating trails the national average
2 out of 5, compared with 3.07 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: 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 | 96.25% | 1080 |
| How well the home is run | 88.08% | 1080 |
| Getting needed care | 94.42% | 1080 |
| Confidence in staff skills | 89.08% | 1080 |
| Encouragement to stay independent | 87.17% | 1079 |
| Staff explaining things | 80.24% | 1078 |
| Enjoying the food | 67.33% | 1080 |
| Following up concerns | 84.21% | 1079 |
| Kind and caring staff | 95.41% | 1080 |
| Having a say in daily life | 92.70% | 1080 |
How much care and nursing does Prom Country Aged Care provide?
In January to March 2026, Prom Country Aged Care reported 202 minutes of care per resident per day, 9 minutes below its target of 211 minutes. Of those minutes, 51 came from registered nurses, 8 minutes above the registered-nurse target of 43.
Prom Country Aged Care met both its total and registered-nurse targets in one of the last four quarters. Minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 202 to 212 across those four quarters.
Who provides that care?
Personal care workers provided 138 minutes per resident per day, followed by registered nurses (51 minutes) and enrolled nurses (14 minutes). In the same quarter, Prom Country Aged Care also reported spending on physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech pathologists, dietitians, and lifestyle and recreation workers.
What do residents say about Prom Country Aged Care?
When residents surveyed at Prom Country Aged Care for the 2026 Residents’ Experience Survey were asked whether staff explain things to them, 93% answered “always” or “most of the time”, 12.8 percentage points above the average of 80.2% across other homes. Answers were also above the average for other homes when residents were asked whether staff know what they are doing (100% against 89.1%) and whether staff follow up when they raise things (93% against 84.2%).
The widest gap below other homes came when residents were asked whether they are encouraged to do as much as possible for themselves: 71% answered “always” or “most of the time”, against an average of 87.2%. Altogether, answers on 2 of the 10 questions other than food were at least 3 percentage points below the average for other homes.
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, 50% answered “always”, 21% “most of the time” and 29% “some of the time”; none answered “never”.
Do residents feel safe and get the care they need?
When residents surveyed at Prom Country Aged Care were asked whether they feel safe, 64% answered “always” and 29% “most of the time”. When asked whether they get the care they need, 79% answered “always” and 21% “most of the time”.
How does Prom Country Aged Care spend on resident care?
Spending on care and nursing at Prom Country Aged Care in the 2024–25 financial year was $307.63 per resident per day, 16% above the sector median of $264.85. Spending across all categories was $474.08 per resident per day. These figures 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 ($58.55), cleaning and laundry ($31.94), and accommodation and maintenance ($29.62) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to personal care workers and assistants in nursing ($169.54) and registered nurses ($77.81).
What is the food like at Prom Country Aged Care?
In the 2026 Residents’ Experience Survey, 78% of residents surveyed at Prom Country Aged Care said they like the food “always” or “most of the time”, 10.7 percentage points above the average of 67.3% across other homes. The share fell from 79% in 2025. Another 21% answered “some of the time”, and none answered “never”.
Food spending at Prom Country Aged Care in January to March 2026 was $14 per resident per day, 13% below the sector median of $16. In the same quarter, spending on dietitians was $0.54 per resident per day, 93% above the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
Prom Country Aged Care reports that 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”.
78% of surveyed residents
Spending & preparation
Daily spending on food and dietitian services, and how meals are prepared.
