Mirus Industry Analysis (MIA) – January 2026 edition

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 January 2026 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 slightly by -0.11%. The slight slowdown in occupancy was caused by respite usage declining again from the spike in September and is now below typical usage levels. This drop in respite usage was mostly offset by a jump in permanent admissions following a big drop in November brought on by policy changes.

Last year over 2,200 facilities increased their highest advertised price and over 2,400 facilities increased their lowest price. The average advertised price increased 12% from December 2024 to December 2025. Room pricing changed materially throughout 2025 as most providers increased prices significantly. A trend likely to continue as providers monitor consumer sentiment and shift to new service delivery models and cost recovery structures.

Workforce management

Total care time and RN time decreased from November to December, with total time decreasing by -0.67% and RN time decreasing by -0.65%. The decrease in care delivery time comes after several months of significant increases, which drove the number of delivered care minutes well beyond the 215-minute target. 

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.  

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