Care delivery time plateauing after months of increases
Rob Covino presents Mirus Industry Analysis (MIA), a series of monthly insights into the key performance indicators and cumulative industry trends from the 90,000+ beds we monitor for financial sustainability.
Welcome to the December 2025 edition.
Revenue
Average Daily Subsidy remains stable as slight declines in the most recent month are backfilled over the following weeks with reassessments that are backdated.
Occupancy
Occupancy was relatively unchanged, decreasing ever so slightly by -0.01%, which is the first time occupancy has decreased in five months. The slowdown in occupancy was likely caused by the number of permanent admissions falling by -76.49%. This was brought on by consumers motived to be admitted under the previous payment rules and avoid a 2% retention fee on RAD payments. So, the swell of admissions in September and October has led to a drop off in demand in November. Respite usage declined again from the spike in September and is now back to previous levels.
Workforce management
Total care time increased slightly from October to November however RN decreased, with total time increasing by 0.63% and RN time decreasing by -0.25%. Care delivery time appears to be plateauing after four months of significant increases.
About Mirus Industry Analysis (MIA)
With one of the largest aged care databases in Australia, each month we bring you MIA – a monthly wrap up of insights captured from data covering 90,000+ beds.
Please note: This video uses AI-powered technologies, including an AI-generated presenter to replicate a real person’s image and/or voice, to deliver industry analysis. Some or all of the visuals and voice in this presentation may be computer-generated.
