Aged Care RatingsAustralia

Juniper Bethavon

107 Duke Street, Northam WA 6401

33 beds Uniting Church Homes Small home Not for Profit
Government rating
4 of 5 stars Good
81% Residents' survey score Our figure — the average of 12 questions

Ranked 7 of 8 in Wheatbelt

At a glance, from the figures

  • Delivered 217 care minutes per resident per day against a target of 195 — 22 minutes above.
  • 81% of residents' survey answers were positive.
  • The lowest-scoring answer was "I like the food here", at 42%.
  • No regulatory action in place. The last ended February 2023: Directions - To revise Plans for Continuous Improvements.

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 217 target 195 +22 min
Registered nurse minutes 58 target 40 +18 min

What residents said

An independent surveyor interviewed residents here face to face in 2026. These are the shares who answered "always" or "most of the time" — 81% across all 12 questions.

Staff treat me with respect 92%
I feel safe here 100%
Staff are kind and caring 92%
I get the care I need 75%
Staff know what they are doing 83%
Staff follow up when I raise things 75%
Staff explain things to me 75%
I have a say in my daily activities 100%
I am encouraged to do things for myself 83%
This place is well run 84%
This place feels like home 67%
I like the food here 42%

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 practices3%
Unplanned weight loss22%
Falls20%
Major injury from a fall3%
Polypharmacy53%
Antipsychotic medication19%

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 Commission's stated reason: No current regulatory decisions and no Quality Standards grades recorded, whilst operating continuously for over 3 years.

Regulatory history

Directions - To revise Plans for Continuous Improvements. The Commission asked the home to redo its continuous improvement plan. Applied February 2023 · Ended February 2023

This ended, and is here as history rather than a live concern. The rating above is the Commission's current view.

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