Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
The Elderberry Index for Weeroona Aged Care Residence is 4.15 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
Residents consistently describe respectful, caring staff
100% positive on respect and 100% on caring staff, versus 95.9% and 96.0% across other homes.
Staffing rating exceeds the national average
4 out of 5, compared with 3.18 across other rated homes in the August 2026 extract.
Following up concerns is above the survey average
100% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 85.2% across other homes.
Worth a closer look
Reported care time falls short of a staffing target
Total care: 226 vs 204 minutes; registered nurses: 40 vs 42 minutes per resident per day.
Food enjoyment fell in the latest survey
85% positive in 2025, compared with 100% in 2024: 15 percentage points lower.
Fewer residents consistently feel safe
93% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 96.5% 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: 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 | 89.32% | 1354 |
| Getting needed care | 94.47% | 1354 |
| Confidence in staff skills | 89.47% | 1354 |
| Encouragement to stay independent | 88.58% | 1354 |
| Staff explaining things | 81.81% | 1354 |
| Enjoying the food | 70.25% | 1354 |
| Following up concerns | 85.18% | 1354 |
| Kind and caring staff | 95.96% | 1354 |
| Having a say in daily life | 93.19% | 1354 |
How much care and nursing does Weeroona Aged Care Residence provide?
In January to March 2026, Weeroona Aged Care Residence reported 226 minutes of care per resident per day, 22 minutes above its target of 204 minutes. Registered nurses provided 40 of those minutes, 2 minutes below the registered-nurse target of 42.
Weeroona Aged Care Residence met both its total and registered-nurse targets in none of the last four quarters. Minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 206 to 226 across those four quarters.
Who provides that care?
Personal care workers provided 172 of the 226 minutes (76.1%), followed by registered nurses (40 minutes, 17.7%) and enrolled nurses (14 minutes, 6.2%). In the same quarter, Weeroona Aged Care Residence also reported spending on physiotherapists, podiatrists, dietitians, and lifestyle and recreation workers.
What do residents say about Weeroona Aged Care Residence?
In the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey, 100% of residents surveyed at Weeroona Aged Care Residence answered “always” or “most of the time” when asked whether staff follow up when they raise things, above the 85.2% average across other homes by 14.8 percentage points. When residents were asked whether they are encouraged to do as much as possible for themselves (100% against 88.6%) and whether staff explain things to them (93% against 81.8%), 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 96.5%.
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. When residents were asked whether they feel safe, 93% answered “always” and 7% “some of the time”; none answered “most of the time” or “never”.
Do residents get the care they need?
When residents surveyed at Weeroona Aged Care Residence were asked whether they get the care they need, 93% answered “always” and 7% “most of the time”.
What is the food like at Weeroona Aged Care Residence?
When residents surveyed at Weeroona Aged Care Residence for the 2025 Residents’ Experience Survey were asked whether they like the food, 85% answered “always” or “most of the time”, 14.8 percentage points above the average of 70.2% across other homes. The share fell from 100% in 2024. Another 14% answered “some of the time”, and none answered “never”.
Food spending at Weeroona Aged Care Residence in January to March 2026 was $17 per resident per day, 6% above the sector median of $16. In the same quarter, spending on dietitians was $0.68 per resident per day, 143% above the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
According to Weeroona Aged Care Residence, 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”.
85% of surveyed residents
Spending & preparation
Daily spending on food and dietitian services, and how meals are prepared.
Sources and Explanation
How does Weeroona Aged Care Residence spend on resident care?
Spending on care and nursing at Weeroona Aged Care Residence in the 2024–25 financial year was $236.30 per resident per day, 11% below the sector median of $264.85. Total spending was $356.78 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?
Spending on other categories included cleaning and laundry ($35.54), accommodation and maintenance ($28.89) and administration ($24.62) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to personal care workers and assistants in nursing ($141.55) and registered nurses ($51.83).
