From 1 April 2025, three new staffing-related quality indicators (QIs) will be introduced under the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program, reinforcing the central role of the workforce in delivering safe, high-quality aged care.

The 2025–26 Federal Budget delivers $290 million for aged care reform measures and confirms the previously announced $2.6 billion to boost wages for aged care nurses — but beyond that, stakeholders say there’s little new for the sector.

Our platform provides aged care managers with a suite of automated reports, ensuring seamless monitoring and data-driven decision-making at every level—whether for an individual facility, a group of facilities, or the entire organisation.

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) is intensifying its regulatory enforcement against aged care providers who fail to meet mandatory care minute targets. Recently, the regulator issued enforceable undertakings to 27 residential aged care homes and 11 providers that have consistently fallen short of the required care minutes over multiple quarters.

Acredia’s Preventive Maintenance Register is explicitly designed for aged care facilities, integrating seamlessly with general maintenance and asset management modules. This feature simplifies contractor management, scheduling, and documentation, ensuring compliance with industry standards and streamlining facility operations.

Our integration with My Health Record now supports the uploading of the new Aged Care Transfer Summary (ACTS) documents, and in early 2025, it will support vaccination history and discharge summaries.

By closely examining complaints data, providers can better understand the needs of those they serve and take strategic action to improve care quality, organisational culture, and resident satisfaction.

Acredia's Frailty Index offers transformative benefits that empower providers to deliver better, more personalised care. In this article, we explore these benefits and how our AI-enhanced software enhances care with data-driven insights and tailored interventions.

The Care Minute targets represent a significant step forward in improving the quality of care for older Australians. However, achieving these targets will require a proactive approach to workforce management, service delivery, and compliance.