Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
One finding is worth a closer look.
Things we noticed
Worth a closer look
Reported care time falls short of a staffing target
Total care: 235 vs 212 minutes; registered nurses: 42 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. No survey comparison is made: the survey year in the ratings extract does not match this home’s latest survey. 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.
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 | 2366 |
| Residents’ experience | 3.62 | 2435 |
| Compliance | 4.83 | 2396 |
| Staffing | 3.18 | 2455 |
| Quality measures | 3.07 | 2457 |
How much care and nursing does Uniting Mirinjani Weston ACT provide?
Uniting Mirinjani Weston ACT reported 235 minutes of care per resident per day in January to March 2026, 23 minutes above its target of 212 minutes. Of those minutes, 42 came from registered nurses, 1 minute below the registered-nurse target of 43.
In two of the last four quarters, Uniting Mirinjani Weston ACT met both its total and registered-nurse targets. Across those four quarters, minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 235 to 262.
Who provides that care?
Personal care workers provided 189 of the 235 minutes (80.4%), followed by registered nurses (42 minutes, 17.9%) and enrolled nurses (4 minutes, 1.7%). Uniting Mirinjani Weston ACT also reported spending on physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech pathologists, dietitians, and lifestyle and recreation workers in the same quarter.
How does Uniting Mirinjani Weston ACT spend on resident care?
In the 2024–25 financial year, Uniting Mirinjani Weston ACT spent $305.17 per resident per day on care and nursing, 15% above the sector median of $264.85. Spending across all categories was $475.41 per resident per day. These amounts are the home’s costs, not the fees a resident pays.
Where does the rest of the spending go?
Other categories included administration ($64.94), accommodation and maintenance ($47.52), and cleaning and laundry ($29.48) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to personal care workers and assistants in nursing ($207.83) and registered nurses ($63.64).
What is the food like at Uniting Mirinjani Weston ACT?
When residents surveyed at Uniting Mirinjani Weston ACT for the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey were asked whether they like the food, 67% answered “always” or “most of the time”, 21 percentage points higher than the 46% recorded in 2024. Another 24% answered “some of the time” and 10% “never”.
In January to March 2026, Uniting Mirinjani Weston ACT spent $18 per resident per day on food, 13% above the sector median of $16. In the same quarter, spending on dietitians was $0.13 per resident per day, 54% below the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
Uniting Mirinjani Weston ACT reports that breakfast is cooked fresh, while lunch and dinner are prepared by the cook-chill method. All meals are prepared off site.
Do residents enjoy the food?
Residents who answered “Always” or “Most of the time”.
67% 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 Uniting Mirinjani Weston ACT?
The highest share of “always” or “most of the time” answers in the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey at Uniting Mirinjani Weston ACT, 100%, came on 5 of the 10 questions other than food, including whether staff treat them with respect. The lowest share, 86%, came on 2 of the 10 questions other than food, including whether staff know what they are doing.
What should you ask about on a visit?
On a visit, you can ask about the training staff receive. When residents were asked whether staff know what they are doing, 38% answered “always”, 48% “most of the time” and 14% “some of the time”; none answered “never”.
Do residents feel safe and get the care they need?
Asked whether they feel safe, 95% of residents surveyed at Uniting Mirinjani Weston ACT answered “always” and 5% “most of the time”. When asked whether they get the care they need, 71% answered “always” and 29% “most of the time”.
