How much care and nursing does The Laura Johnson Home provide?
In January to March 2026, The Laura Johnson Home reported 229 minutes of care per resident per day, 20 minutes above its target of 209 minutes. Of those minutes, 88 came from registered nurses, 46 minutes above the registered-nurse target of 42.
In two of the last four quarters, The Laura Johnson Home met both its total and registered-nurse targets. Minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 152 to 246 across those four quarters.
Who provides that care?
Per resident per day, personal care workers provided 134 minutes, followed by registered nurses (88 minutes) and enrolled nurses (6 minutes). In the same quarter, The Laura Johnson Home also reported spending on physiotherapists, podiatrists, dietitians, and lifestyle and recreation workers.
How does The Laura Johnson Home spend on resident care?
Spending on care and nursing at The Laura Johnson Home in the 2024–25 financial year was $214.84 per resident per day, 19% below the sector median of $264.85. Spending across all categories was $436.38 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?
Other categories included accommodation and maintenance ($75.90), cleaning and laundry ($47.18) and administration ($45.85) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to personal care workers and assistants in nursing ($100.19) and registered nurses ($65.59).
What is the food like at The Laura Johnson Home?
In the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey, 75% of residents surveyed at The Laura Johnson Home said they like the food “always” or “most of the time”, 17 percentage points higher than the 58% recorded in 2024. Another 17% answered “some of the time” and 8% “never”.
Food spending at The Laura Johnson Home in January to March 2026 was $18 per resident per day, 13% above the sector median of $16. In the same quarter, spending on dietitians was $1.23 per resident per day, 339% above the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
According to The Laura Johnson 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”.
75% 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 The Laura Johnson Home?
In the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey, the highest share of “always” or “most of the time” answers from residents surveyed at The Laura Johnson Home, 100%, came on 6 of the 10 questions other than food, including whether staff treat them with respect. The lowest share, 67%, came when residents were asked whether staff explain things to them.
What should you ask about on a visit?
On a visit, you can ask about how staff explain changes to care. Of residents asked whether staff explain things to them, 50% answered “always”, 17% “most of the time” and 33% “some of the time”; none answered “never”.
Do residents feel safe and get the care they need?
Asked whether they feel safe, 92% of residents surveyed at The Laura Johnson Home answered “always” and 8% “most of the time”. When asked whether they get the care they need, 67% answered “always” and 33% “most of the time”.
