As aged care providers grapple with thin operating margins, workforce shortages, and mounting regulatory pressures, one question looms large: what size does a residential aged care facility need to be to stay viable – now and into the future? Increasingly, the answer seems to be around 90 beds – and that is bad news for many stand-alone, regional operators. According to industry experts and ...
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SATURDAY Issue 99
The 90-bed sweet spot: why scale matters in aged care – and why it’s harder in the regions

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