Our Insights.
Latest news and updates.
From Agestrong Health Group and the broader healthcare industry.
Why the latest funding announcement should prompt a closer look at how physiotherapy is delivered in residential aged care. The latest AN-ACC funding announcement has given residential aged care providers a modest increase in funding from 1 October 2026. The AN-ACC price will increase from $295.64 to $303.19 per resident per day — an increase of 2.55%...
Could your facility deliver more regular therapy without paying for a Physiotherapist to be onsite for every therapy session? Residential aged care physiotherapy has traditionally been delivered in a relatively predictable way. A physiotherapist is rostered onsite for a set number of hours each week...
Falls, reduced mobility and functional decline remain significant clinical challenges within residential aged care. We know that these issues are rarely caused by a single factor. A resident's mobility can be influenced by their medical conditions, medications, pain, cognition, nutrition, environment, fatigue, strength, balance and many other factors.
A clinical physiotherapy director's view on the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards.
A signed form is not a substitute for a genuine, documented process — and treating it as one leaves both residents and providers exposed.
A senior physiotherapist's perspective for residential aged care management.
An accurately identified need only produces a clinical benefit if the response actually meets it.
A behavioural label documents that an event occurred — not why. That distinction is where most falls programs stall.
What proportion of your falls burden is attributable to unmet need, rather than physical frailty alone?
