Stewart Brown: March 2010 survey reveals high cost of hotel care

Jun 07 2010 Updated July 4, 2023

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Stewart Brown has reported similar figures in their March report to those revealed by their December 2009 survey. The average operating costs of high care declined by $0.38 per bed day and in low care, costs improved by $0.12 per bed day.
Significantly, the survey pointed to the already high costs of providing hotel services to residents, tight margins to be squeezed even further by FWAs minimum wage decision.

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