Elderberry Expert Rating and Opinion
The Elderberry Index for Whiddon Glenfield Arthur Webb Court is 3.78 out of 5, against a national average of 3.81. Three findings stand out as positive, and two 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 95.4% and 95.4% across other homes.
Food enjoyment improved in the latest survey
84% positive in 2026, compared with 54% in 2025: 30 percentage points higher.
Enjoying the food is above the survey average
84% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 67.3% across other homes.
Worth a closer look
Quality measures rating trails the national average
2 out of 5, compared with 3.07 across other rated homes in the August 2026 extract.
Fewer residents say staff explain things consistently
69% answered “Always” or “Most of the time”, compared with 80.3% 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 | 96.24% | 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 | 80.27% | 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 | 92.71% | 1080 |
What do residents say about Whiddon Glenfield Arthur Webb Court?
In the 2026 Residents’ Experience Survey, 100% of residents surveyed at Whiddon Glenfield Arthur Webb Court answered “always” or “most of the time” when asked whether staff follow up when they raise things, 15.8 percentage points above the average of 84.2% across other homes. Answers were also above the average for other homes when residents were asked whether they are encouraged to do as much as possible for themselves (100% against 87.1%) and whether the home is well run (100% against 88.1%).
The widest gap below other homes came when residents were asked whether staff explain things to them: 69% answered “always” or “most of the time”, against an average of 80.3%.
What should you ask about on a visit?
A visit is a chance to ask about how staff explain changes to care. Of residents asked whether staff explain things to them, 15% answered “always”, 54% “most of the time” and 31% “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 Whiddon Glenfield Arthur Webb Court answered “always” and 8% “most of the time”. When asked whether they get the care they need, 92% answered “always” and 8% “most of the time”.
What is the food like at Whiddon Glenfield Arthur Webb Court?
In the 2026 Residents’ Experience Survey, 84% of residents surveyed at Whiddon Glenfield Arthur Webb Court said they like the food “always” or “most of the time”, 16.7 percentage points above the average of 67.3% across other homes. The share rose from 54% in 2025. Another 15% answered “some of the time”, and none answered “never”.
Food spending at Whiddon Glenfield Arthur Webb Court in January to March 2026 was $20 per resident per day, 25% above the sector median of $16. Spending on dietitians in the same quarter was $0.57 per resident per day, 104% above the sector median of $0.28.
How are meals prepared?
According to Whiddon Glenfield Arthur Webb Court, 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”.
84% 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 Whiddon Glenfield Arthur Webb Court provide?
Whiddon Glenfield Arthur Webb Court reported 225 minutes of care per resident per day in January to March 2026, 3 minutes above its target of 222 minutes. Registered nurses provided 45 of those minutes, matching the registered-nurse target of 45.
In two of the last four quarters, Whiddon Glenfield Arthur Webb Court met both its total and registered-nurse targets. Minutes of care per resident per day ranged from 215 to 225 across those four quarters.
Who provides that care?
Of the 225 minutes, personal care workers provided 180 (80.0%), followed by registered nurses (45 minutes, 20.0%). In the same quarter, Whiddon Glenfield Arthur Webb Court also reported spending on physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech pathologists, dietitians, and lifestyle and recreation workers.
How does Whiddon Glenfield Arthur Webb Court spend on resident care?
In the 2024–25 financial year, Whiddon Glenfield Arthur Webb Court spent $622.45 per resident per day, and care and nursing made up 41.7% of it. Care and nursing spending of $259.33 was 2% below 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 accommodation and maintenance ($237.51), administration ($42.23), and cleaning and laundry ($28.89) per resident per day. Within care and nursing, the largest amounts per resident per day went to personal care workers and assistants in nursing ($168.30) and registered nurses ($64.92).
