Aged Care RatingsAustralia

Geoffrey Cutter Centre

10 Kenny Street, Ballarat VIC 3350

60 beds Grampians Health Small home Government
Government rating
4 of 5 stars Good

80% Residents' survey score Our figure — the average of 12 questions

Ranked 47 of 58 in Grampians

At a glance, from the figures

  • Delivered 260 care minutes per resident per day against a target of 226 — 34 minutes above.
  • 80% of residents' survey answers were positive.
  • The lowest-scoring answer was "I am encouraged to do things for myself", at 54%.
  • No regulatory action recorded against this home.

The five ratings

Four measures make up the overall rating. The i beside each one explains what it covers.

Overall OverallOne rating combining the four below. Residents’ experience counts for about a third, compliance a little under a third, then staffing and quality measures. Good
Residents’ experience Residents’ experienceFrom face-to-face interviews with a sample of residents, who answer twelve questions about daily life in the home. Acceptable
Compliance ComplianceSet by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission from regulatory decisions and audit findings, and updated as things change. A 1 or 2 here caps the overall rating at that level. Excellent
Staffing StaffingCompares the care minutes per resident per day the home delivered against the target set for that home, including registered nurse minutes. Excellent
Quality measures Quality measuresSeven clinical indicators the home reports each quarter — falls, pressure injuries, weight loss, restrictive practices and medication use. Acceptable
Scale 1 · Significant improvement needed2 · Improvement needed3 · Acceptable4 · Good5 · Excellent

Why the ratings are broken out

Most homes land in much the same place on the overall star: 69% hold four, and none holds fewer than three. The four measures above, and the detail below, are where homes actually differ from one another.

Staffing

Every home has a target for care minutes per resident per day, set for that home. This is what it reported delivering.

Total care minutes per day 260 target 226 +34 min
Registered nurse minutes 69 target 45 +24 min

What residents said

An independent surveyor interviewed residents here face to face in 2025. These are the shares who answered "always" or "most of the time" — 80% across all 12 questions.

Staff treat me with respect 93%
I feel safe here 100%
Staff are kind and caring 85%
I get the care I need 100%
Staff know what they are doing 76%
Staff follow up when I raise things 77%
Staff explain things to me 61%
I have a say in my daily activities 77%
I am encouraged to do things for myself 54%
This place is well run 69%
This place feels like home 76%
I like the food here 92%

The lowest-scoring answer is marked, because it is usually the one worth asking about on a visit.

Clinical quality measures

The share of residents affected, as the home reports each quarter. Lower is better on all of these.

Pressure injuries1%
Restrictive practices31%
Unplanned weight loss5%
Falls36%
Major injury from a fall5%
Polypharmacy14%
Antipsychotic medication30%

Compliance

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission checks homes against the Quality Standards and sets this rating, updating it as things change.

Compliance rating Excellent

The extract records no regulatory action against this home.

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