Banfields Aged Care

COWES, VICFor-Profit98 beds
Experience 4.0Compliance 5.0Staffing 2.0Quality 3.0

Overall Rating

Government quality rating

Source: AIHW Quarterly Star Ratings Extract

Rating Breakdown

Residents' Experience(33% of rating)
4.0

How residents experience daily life

Compliance(22% of rating)
5.0

Meeting aged care quality standards

Staffing(22% of rating)
2.0

Care minutes and staffing levels

Quality Measures(22% of rating)
3.0

Health and safety outcomes

Compliance History

CompliantNo compliance actions on record

No active compliance issues on record.

The Australian Government rates aged care homes on a 1–5 star scale across four categories: Residents' Experience (33%), Compliance (22%), Staffing (22%), and Quality Measures (22%). Ratings are updated quarterly using data from quality assessments, staffing reports, and resident experience surveys.

Rating Trend

Rating stable
4.0Q4 2024
4.0Q1 2025
4.0Q2 2025
4.0Q3 2025

Based on resident interviews conducted in 2024

Always Most of the time Some of the time Never

Care needs being met

79%
21%

Feeling at home

43%
43%
14%

Feeling safe

86%
14%

Follow-up on concerns

57%
29%

Food quality

21%
50%
29%

Having a voice

100%

How the home operates

57%
36%

Independence supported

100%

Staff are caring

64%
36%

Staff competence

64%
36%

Things explained clearly

71%
21%

Treated with respect

71%
29%
Total care minutes170 mins (target: 194)
Target
Registered nurse care minutes39 mins (target: 40)
Target
Did not meet care minute targets

This facility delivers 170 minutes of hands-on care per resident per day. The government requires a minimum of 194 minutes, including 40 minutes delivered by registered nurses.

Care minutes trend

Q1 2024Q2 2024Q3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025
Use of restrictive practices
15.0 (avg: 24.4)About average
Avg
Unplanned weight loss
13.0 (avg: 5.8)Below average
Avg
Falls
32.0 (avg: 31.5)About average
Avg
Polypharmacy (5+ medications)
30.0 (avg: 37.6)About average
Avg
Antipsychotic medication use
2.0 (avg: 12.3)Better than most
Avg