Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
The Elderberry Index for Regis Brighton is 3.71 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
85% enjoy meals vs 67.3% across other homes; spending is $12 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.
Food enjoyment improved in the latest survey
85% positive in 2026, compared with 71% in 2025: 14 percentage points higher.
Worth a closer look
Reported care time falls short of a staffing target
Total care: 207 vs 212 minutes; registered nurses: 44 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.
Fewer residents consistently feel safe
93% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 96.3% across other homes.
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 | 88.07% | 1080 |
| Getting needed care | 94.42% | 1080 |
| Confidence in staff skills | 89.08% | 1080 |
| Encouragement to stay independent | 87.14% | 1079 |
| Staff explaining things | 80.24% | 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 |
How much care and nursing does Regis Brighton provide?
Regis Brighton reported 207 minutes of care per resident per day in January to March 2026, 5 minutes below its target of 212 minutes. Registered nurses provided 44 of those minutes, 1 minute above the registered-nurse target of 43.
Regis Brighton met both its total and registered-nurse targets in three of the last four quarters. Minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 207 to 224 across those four quarters.
Who provides that care?
Per resident per day, personal care workers provided 164 minutes, followed by registered nurses (44 minutes). Regis Brighton also reported spending on physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech pathologists, dietitians, and lifestyle and recreation workers in the same quarter.
What do residents say about Regis Brighton?
When residents surveyed at Regis Brighton for the 2026 Residents’ Experience Survey were asked whether staff follow up when they raise things, 100% answered “always” or “most of the time”, 15.8 percentage points above the average of 84.2% across other homes. When residents were asked whether they are encouraged to do as much as possible for themselves (100% against 87.1%) and whether staff explain things to them (93% against 80.2%), answers were also above the average for other homes.
The largest gap below other homes was when residents were asked whether they feel safe: 93% answered “always” or “most of the time”, against an average of 96.3%.
What should you ask about on a visit?
A visit is a chance to ask about what the home does when a resident says they feel unsafe. Of residents asked whether they feel safe, 79% answered “always”, 14% “most of the time” and 7% “some of the time”; none answered “never”.
Do residents get the care they need?
Asked whether they get the care they need, 79% of residents surveyed at Regis Brighton answered “always” and 21% “most of the time”.
What is the food like at Regis Brighton?
In the 2026 Residents’ Experience Survey, 85% of residents surveyed at Regis Brighton said they like the food “always” or “most of the time”, 17.7 percentage points above the average of 67.3% across other homes. The share rose from 71% in 2025. Another 14% answered “some of the time”, and none answered “never”.
Food spending at Regis Brighton in January to March 2026 was $12 per resident per day, 25% below the sector median of $16. In the same quarter, spending on dietitians was $0.29 per resident per day, 4% above the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
Regis Brighton reports that breakfast, lunch and dinner are all cooked fresh. Of all meals, 95% are prepared on site and the rest off site.
Do residents enjoy the food?
Residents who answered “Always” or “Most of the time”.
85% of surveyed residents
Spending & preparation
Daily spending on food and dietitian services, and how meals are prepared.
Sources and Explanation
How does Regis Brighton spend on resident care?
Total spending at Regis Brighton in the 2024–25 financial year was $425.65 per resident per day, and care and nursing made up 64.4% of it. Care and nursing spending of $273.91 was 3% above the sector median of $264.85. 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 ($69.27), accommodation and maintenance ($27.05), and cleaning and laundry ($22.52) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to personal care workers and assistants in nursing ($161.02) and registered nurses ($66.64).
