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The aged care pricing update taking effect on 1 October 2025 delivers a headline 4.67% increase in the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) base price. The base subsidy will rise to $295.64 per resident per day. While this looks like a positive increase on paper, our analysis highlights that this uplift masks underlying financial pressures for providers.
From 1 November 2025, the free advanced version of the AN-ACC Calculator will be retired from the App and the website. A simplified version will remain available free of charge, giving providers quick and easy access to basic calculations. We’re grateful to everyone who has engaged with the advanced version over the years – your feedback, insights, and usage have helped shape the broader conversation around AN-ACC.
We’re proud to celebrate the success of our clients across three rounds of Capital Assistance Grant funding, where our team has supported providers to achieve a total of $50 million in funding. Working closely with clients, we’ve helped unlock capital to enhance staff housing, care delivery, and workforce wellbeing.
From 1 October 2025, the Australian Government will implement a significant change to the way Staffing ratings are calculated within the Star Ratings system for residential aged care providers. This move marks a pivotal shift in how aged care homes are assessed, with a renewed focus on transparency, accountability, and quality of care.
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In our July webinar, Lyn Tong, Finance Business Partner, at RAAFA WA shared how the organisation addressed workforce shortages, regulatory changes, and EBA negotiations — highlighting the approaches behind RAAFA WA’s care minute success
In our July 2025 webinar, John Ashby, General Manager of Business Sustainability at Whiddon, shared how data-driven insights, centralised rostering, and system discipline have helped Whiddon deliver care minutes with consistency.
In aged care, people are the heart of the service. When organisations fail to look after their best people, the ripple effects extend far beyond workforce numbers.
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We conducted a poll ahead of our July webinar, gathering insights from 294 participants across 244 aged care organisations. The poll findings highlighted persistent concerns around compliance, funding, and workforce overspend.