The Newsroom
Media coverage, announcements and updates featuring Mirus Australia.
28 Jul 23
Sector grapples with reform anxieties
Aged care providers have serious concerns about the toll the reforms may have on their teams and the sector in the coming year, says a survey.
05 Jul 23
Not everyone backing user pay to increase viability
Almost all aged care leaders taking part in an industry survey say the sector’s funding is inadequate but only half think more opportunities to boost user pay revenue in accommodation and services is the solution.
29 Jun 23
90% of aged care providers prepared to undergo “significant transformation” to increase financial sustainability
A new survey by the advisory group suggests that aged care providers are looking to overhaul their business models as the funding gap continues to widen.
12 Jun 23
Is the AN-ACC price hike a sustainable solution for providers?
Aged care providers are receiving another major funding boost after the Government announced an additional $2.1 billion investment to increase the AN-ACC price from December 1.
11 May 23
Statement to The Guardian
Operating efficiently is a shared goal of all the stakeholders in the industry, including residents, because it allows more funding to be directed towards care than towards administration.
12 Jan 23
Keeping on top of your Quality Indicator reporting
Our Quality, Risk and Compliance Lead Katie Airey shares her perspectives with Hello Leaders on the new Quality Indicators and how providers can prepare.
22 Dec 22
Providers’ lack of AN-ACC know-how leads to subsidy shortfall: industry analysis
The average daily subsidy residential aged care providers have received under the sector’s new funding model is below government projections, according to industry advisors and benchmarkers Mirus Australia.
15 Dec 22
Providers slow to adopt AN-ACC are missing out on $277m
New data from advisory Mirus Australia highlights that the Department of Health’s predicted average daily subsidy (ADS) of $225 per bed per day fell short by $4, leaving $277 million on the table as providers build their understanding of the AN-ACC funding model.
16 Apr 22
Providers now have access to their AN-ACC shadow assessments
Aged care providers need to be looking closely at their workforce productivity, IT systems and data governance now if they want to come out on top with the commencement of AN-ACC. (This article is behind a pay wall).
01 Apr 22
Providers still waiting on key funding detail
The Budget has delivered providers an important piece in the puzzle in better understanding funding under the new model, but questions remain about whether it’s enough to meet incoming minimum staffing requirements.
08 Mar 22
Providers desperate for detail on new funding regime
A report from aged care consultants Mirus Australia released last week and a forum it hosted showed most providers are yet to prepare for the new funding model, largely because of a lack of information on top of the intense response required to COVID and workforce issues.
03 Mar 22
CEOs from east to west join Mirus for AN-ACC webinar
Mirus Australia has held a webinar to discuss the results of its AN-ACC survey, with several industry CEOs participating. The survey’s findings reveal that 70% of CEOs have done “little or nothing” to prepare for AN-ACC, which replaces ACFI on 1 October.
24 Feb 22
70% of CEO’s say their organisation has not started preparing for AN-ACC
Mirus Australia has today released the report ‘A new era in aged care funding’ AN-ACC CEO Survey, highlighting the sentiments and readiness of aged care leaders towards the implementation of the AN-ACC funding tool that will replace ACFI from 1 October 2022.
24 Feb 22
70% of CEOs not prepared for AN-ACC: survey
The industry needs to do more to prepare for the implementation of the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) on 1 October, a study has warned. The survey by Mirus Australia found that 70% of CEOs have done “little or nothing” to get ready for AN-ACC.
24 Feb 22
Providers unprepared for new funding tool: survey
Aged care providers are ill-prepared for the incoming funding tool and pessimistic about maintaining current funding levels and the readiness of information systems, according to an industry report released today by Mirus Australia.
27 Jan 22
Attention aged care providers: new Medicare web services start in just six weeks
Aged care operators have until 13 March to prepare for system changes. From this date, providers will require web services ready software to access Services Australia’s systems, including its aged care web services which are used to submit aged care claims and data to Medicare.
09 Dec 21
The 3 key attributes of the ACFI coordinator in an AN-ACC world
“How will AN-ACC change my current ACFI resources?” is a question that clients ask us regularly. To help answer that, CEO Andrew Farmer wrote an opinion piece outlining what we believe are the three key attributes for an ACFI coordinator in an AN-ACC world.
11 Nov 21
Providers will need to invest in training existing staff and “contingent workforces”
Aged care providers will need to prioritise education and training to support the new funding model, star ratings and increased regulation, thereby creating “contingent workforces” to deal with the increased demand for workers.