Bupa Ballarat

DELACOMBE, VICFor-Profit144 beds
Experience 3.0Compliance 5.0Staffing 3.0Quality 4.0
DementiaCaters for cultural, spiritual or ethical food requirements

Overall Rating

Government quality rating

Source: AIHW Quarterly Star Ratings Extract

Rating Breakdown

Residents' Experience(33% of rating)
3.0

How residents experience daily life

Compliance(22% of rating)
5.0

Meeting aged care quality standards

Staffing(22% of rating)
3.0

Care minutes and staffing levels

Quality Measures(22% of rating)
4.0

Health and safety outcomes

Compliance History

CompliantNo compliance actions on record

30 compliance issues, 1 regulatory decision on record. View full details on My Aged Care

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 improving
3.0Q1 2025
4.0Q2 2025
4.0Q3 2025
4.0Q4 2025

Based on resident interviews conducted in 2024

Always Most of the time Some of the time Never

Care needs being met

100%

Feeling at home

69%
31%

Feeling safe

94%

Follow-up on concerns

12%
62%
25%

Food quality

50%
38%

Having a voice

88%
12%

How the home operates

81%
12%

Independence supported

50%
44%

Staff are caring

69%
31%

Staff competence

12%
56%
31%

Things explained clearly

19%
56%
25%

Treated with respect

88%
12%
Total care minutes197 mins (target: 203)
Target
Registered nurse care minutes42 mins (target: 41)
Target
Did not meet total care minutes target

This facility delivers 197 minutes of hands-on care per resident per day. The government requires a minimum of 203 minutes, including 41 minutes delivered by registered nurses.

Care minutes trend

Q1 2024Q2 2024Q3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025
Use of restrictive practices
12.0 (avg: 24.4)About average
Avg
Unplanned weight loss
5.0 (avg: 5.8)About average
Avg
Falls
34.0 (avg: 31.5)About average
Avg
Major injury from a fall
2.0 (avg: 2.3)About average
Avg
Polypharmacy (5+ medications)
28.0 (avg: 37.6)Better than most
Avg
Antipsychotic medication use
7.0 (avg: 12.3)About average
Avg