FicusBridge

As we wrap up 2024, we want to express our deepest gratitude to Australia's aged care community. To every care worker, nurse, and staff member working through the holiday season: thank you for your unwavering dedication to our elderly. Your work embodies the true spirit of the season. To our clients and partners: thank you for trusting us to be part of your journey in delivering better care. Looking forward to continuing our mission of supporting sustainable, high-quality aged care in 2025. From our FicusBridge family to yours, we wish you a peaceful holiday season and a bright new year ahead. Here's to building better care, together. Warm wishes, The FicusBridge Team

We are honoured to be on the cover of Australian Ageing Agenda's December-January issue, which explores FicusBridge’s vision for the aged care sector's future. Special thanks to Natasha Egan for capturing not just our mission to transform the business but also the human side of aged care. As we prepare to launch exciting new initiatives in 2025, we remain committed to our mission: empowering providers to deliver better care through smarter business solutions. Read the full story in the latest issue of Australian Ageing Agenda. #AgedCare #Innovation #Leadership #Healthcare

🚀 We have big news: FicusBridge and Insights42 have merged to create Australia's most comprehensive aged care advisory and technology firm. More details below 👇 James Price Tanvi Dalal Bret Duckers

 Is your facility leaving funding on the table? Don't miss out on the funding you are entitled to, to provide quality care. Drop a comment below or write to care@ficusbridge.com!

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Big changes are coming to aged care funding. Are you ready to navigate these updates to AN-ACC classifications and care minutes? Our personalised AN-ACC analysis report could be the key to prepare for financial viability and better, resident-centred care from Oct 01, 2024. 🔍 What you'll get: - Deep dive into the latest AN-ACC dashboard   - Impact analysis of the 13% price rise to $280.01 - Strategies to meet new care minute targets - Personalised insights for YOUR facility ⏰ Why act now? - Limited time to adapt before October 01 implementation. - Stay ahead of the curve and turn challenges into opportunities! Click here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gtuSkp35 👈 to sign up NOW for your exclusive, facility-specific AN-ACC analysis report and position your organisation for success in this rapidly evolving landscape.

Big changes in aged care expected after reforms announced by the Australian Government. I've been closely following the updates coming in around the Aged Care Bill 2024, analysing their potential impact on care providers’ financial viability and the residents they serve. Key takeaways: 🏦Funding model overhaul: The new means-tested contributions for residential care and retention of 2% per annum of RAD amount for 5 years will require providers to adapt their financial strategies quickly. 🏡Increased provider responsibilities: With new quality standards and regulatory powers, we must elevate our compliance and care delivery processes. 💻 Opportunity for innovation: The reforms create space for tech-driven solutions to streamline operations and enhance care quality. These changes present both challenges and opportunities. The increased complexity in funding models and pressure of increased care minutes will demand sophisticated management systems. Funding management will be more critical than ever. At FicusBridge, we're already updating our solutions to help our provider partners navigate these changes efficiently, ensuring they understand and adapt to changes in the AN-ACC model, care minutes and star ratings while delivering high-quality care. For our senior residents, the reforms aim to improve care quality and provide more options for ageing in place. The lifetime contribution cap of $130,000 offers some financial predictability, which is welcome. However, to ensure the highest standard of care for their residents under these new regulations, providers will also be subject to greater scrutiny, inevitably resulting in greater administrative pressures through even more rigorous manual documentation and management of updates on portals, which would impact precious direct care minutes time with residents.  As we move towards the July 2025 implementation, it's essential for providers to start preparing now. We need to focus on: 1️⃣Upgrading our systems to handle new AN-ACC amounts and care minute targets. 2️⃣Providing staff with adequate information & education to meet the new quality standards. 3️⃣Enhancing our data management capabilities. At FicusBridge, we're committed to supporting the sector through this transition. Have a question about how we can help? Reach out here or write to me at tanvi@ficusbridge.com. https://lnkd.in/gev4M_RA

In the last two months, FicusBridge has been working closely with Vacenti Aged Care to strengthen their funding processes. The results have been outstanding! Through tailored education and robust processes, we've seen: - Significant improvement in clinical documentation - Increased staff confidence - Empowerment of their new AN-ACC RN, Shilpa Shilpa has been a star, accurately identifying funding opportunities and taking timely actions through our mentoring and funding strategies. This has led to Vacenti Aged Care management team not worrying about funding operations anymore and focusing on what matters the most, quality of care. Proud of Shilpa's achievements and our collaboration with Vacenti Aged Care. Looking forward to replicating this success to other Vacenti homes over the next few months. Here's to more success stories in aged care and living up to our mission of empowering aged care providers!💪🌟