Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
The Elderberry Index for St Ezekiel Moreno Nursing Home is 3.38 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
Food enjoyment improved in the latest survey
69% positive in 2025, compared with 53% in 2024: 16 percentage points higher.
Getting needed care is above the survey average
100% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 94.5% across other homes.
Kind and caring staff is above the survey average
100% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 96.0% across other homes.
Worth a closer look
Staffing rating trails the national average
2 out of 5, compared with 3.18 across other rated homes in the August 2026 extract.
Support for independence is below the survey average
69% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 88.6% across other homes.
Residents’ experience rating trails the national average
3 out of 5, compared with 3.62 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 | 3.18 | 2454 |
| Quality measures | 3.07 | 2456 |
| Respectful treatment | 95.86% | 1354 |
| Feeling safe | 96.45% | 1354 |
| How well the home is run | 89.34% | 1354 |
| Getting needed care | 94.47% | 1354 |
| Confidence in staff skills | 89.48% | 1354 |
| Encouragement to stay independent | 88.61% | 1354 |
| Staff explaining things | 81.82% | 1354 |
| Enjoying the food | 70.26% | 1354 |
| Following up concerns | 85.20% | 1354 |
| Kind and caring staff | 95.96% | 1354 |
| Having a say in daily life | 93.19% | 1354 |
What do residents say about St Ezekiel Moreno Nursing Home?
In the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey, 69% of residents surveyed at St Ezekiel Moreno Nursing Home answered “always” or “most of the time” when asked whether they are encouraged to do as much as possible for themselves, below the 88.6% average across other homes by 19.6 percentage points. Answers were also below the average for other homes when residents were asked whether the home is well run (77% against 89.3%) and whether staff follow up when they raise things (77% against 85.2%).
The largest gap above other homes was when residents were asked whether they get the care they need: 100% answered “always” or “most of the time”, against an average of 94.5%. In all, answers on 2 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, 46% answered “always”, 23% “most of the time” and 31% “some of the time”; none answered “never”.
Do residents feel safe?
When residents surveyed at St Ezekiel Moreno Nursing Home were asked whether they feel safe, 77% answered “always” and 15% “most of the time”.
What is the food like at St Ezekiel Moreno Nursing Home?
When residents surveyed at St Ezekiel Moreno Nursing Home for the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey were asked whether they like the food, 69% answered “always” or “most of the time”, 16 percentage points higher than the 53% recorded in 2024. Another 31% answered “some of the time”, and none answered “never”.
Food spending at St Ezekiel Moreno Nursing Home 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 $0.19 per resident per day, 32% below the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
According to St Ezekiel Moreno Nursing 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”.
69% 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 St Ezekiel Moreno Nursing Home provide?
St Ezekiel Moreno Nursing Home reported 216 minutes of care per resident per day in January to March 2026, 1 minute below its target of 217 minutes. Of those minutes, 45 came from registered nurses, 1 minute above the registered-nurse target of 44.
Who provides that care?
Of the 216 minutes, personal care workers provided 170 (78.7%), followed by registered nurses (45 minutes, 20.8%) and enrolled nurses (1 minute, 0.5%). St Ezekiel Moreno Nursing Home also reported spending on physiotherapists, speech pathologists, dietitians, and lifestyle and recreation workers in the same quarter.
How does St Ezekiel Moreno Nursing Home spend on resident care?
Total spending at St Ezekiel Moreno Nursing Home in the 2024–25 financial year was $401.61 per resident per day, and care and nursing made up 69.1% of it. Care and nursing spending of $277.46 was 5% 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 ($43.68), cleaning and laundry ($32.49), and accommodation and maintenance ($18.37) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to personal care workers and assistants in nursing ($165.48) and registered nurses ($62.37).
