Uniting Autumn Lodge Butler Street

ARMIDALE, NSW64 beds
Experience 3.0Compliance 4.0Staffing 3.0Quality 4.0

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)
4.0

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

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.

Based on resident interviews conducted in 2025

Always Most of the time Some of the time Never

Care needs being met

57%
36%

Feeling at home

64%
21%

Feeling safe

86%
14%

Follow-up on concerns

36%
50%

Food quality

14%
43%
43%

Having a voice

79%
21%

How the home operates

14%
79%

Independence supported

57%
36%

Staff are caring

57%
29%
14%

Staff competence

50%
36%
14%

Things explained clearly

29%
43%
21%

Treated with respect

50%
43%
Total care minutes194 mins (target: 193)
Target
Registered nurse care minutes41 mins (target: 40)
Target
Met both targets

This facility delivers 194 minutes of hands-on care per resident per day. The government requires a minimum of 193 minutes, including 40 minutes delivered by registered nurses.

Use of restrictive practices
25.0 (avg: 24.4)About average
Avg
Unplanned weight loss
7.0 (avg: 5.8)About average
Avg
Falls
18.0 (avg: 31.5)Better than most
Avg
Major injury from a fall
1.0 (avg: 2.3)Better than most
Avg
Polypharmacy (5+ medications)
31.0 (avg: 37.6)About average
Avg
Antipsychotic medication use
1.0 (avg: 12.3)Better than most
Avg