Written by:
Robert Covino
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Founder & CEO
Welcome to the November 2026 edition of Mirus Industry Analysis (MIA).
- $323.16 National Average Daily Subsidy, up $7.91 (2.51%) following the AN-ACC price increase on 1 October
- 221.74 Total direct care minutes per resident per day, down 0.89% and 6.74 minutes above the 215-minute target
- 45.84 Registered nurse minutes per resident per day, down 1.58%
- 93.96% National occupancy, up 0.24 percentage points even as new permanent admissions fell 17.92%
October brought the annual AN-ACC price lift, with Average Daily Subsidy up almost $8 per resident per day. But that extra funding hasn’t turned into extra care time. Care minutes fell across every discipline, and the buffer above the target is now under seven minutes.
In this month’s video, we unpack why occupancy kept climbing even as admissions and respite fell, how regional reassessment times continued to improve, and what a thinner care minute buffer means for your rosters. Watch the video for the full analysis.
