Aged Care Consulting
Your Physio Team Has The Hours
They Dont Have The Structure
We give your internal physio team the structure, priorities, and service model that drives real clinical productivity — and the career development pathway that makes them want to stay.
The Two Problems Every Provider With Internal Physios Faces
You've invested in an internal allied health team. But without clinical leadership and service design expertise, two predictable problems emerge.
⚙ Productivity & Efficiency
Without clear clinical guidelines and service structure, physios default to what's comfortable — not what's effective. You see bloated 1-on-1 caseloads when group sessions could deliver equivalent or better outcomes.
Prioritisation suffers. Low-acuity residents get the same time allocation as high-need cases. Your team is busy, but less gets done in the available hours.
Then the request comes: "We need more hours."
The problem isn't the hours — it's how they're used. Without a structured service model, inefficiency compounds and costs blow out.
★ Attraction & Retention
Recruiting physios into aged care is hard enough. Keeping them is harder. Most providers advertise a role, but can't articulate a career pathway.
Physios — especially early-career ones — need to know they can develop their clinical skills, grow into leadership, and build a career with you. Without that, they leave within 12–18 months.
Then you're back to square one: recruiting again, losing continuity, restarting relationships with residents.
OAH recruits your physios for you, trains them into your service model, and builds career development pathways that make them want to stay.
We Align Your Service to the Industry Benchmark
2.97 min/bed/day
StewartBrown industry median — Physio + OT combined
OAH uses StewartBrown benchmark data to design your service model around what high-performing providers actually deliver — so your team operates at the right intensity, with the right balance of group and individual care, aligned to AN-ACC funding.
Consulting Services
Hands-on clinical consulting designed for providers who want to get more from their internal allied health team.
Service Model Design
Build a structured physio service model aligned to StewartBrown benchmarks, AN-ACC funding, and the new Aged Care Quality Standards.
Productivity & Efficiency Audit
Audit current caseload allocation, group-to-individual ratios, and time utilisation. Identify where hours are lost and restructure for output.
Staff Training & Upskilling
Clinical in-services, falls prevention protocols (SUNBEAM), reablement frameworks, and aged care-specific competency development.
Recruitment & Onboarding
We recruit physios into your team, onboard them into your service model, and provide the clinical mentoring that accelerates time-to-productivity.
Clinical Governance Frameworks
Establish KPIs, reporting dashboards, clinical incident processes, and outcome measurement systems that satisfy the strengthened Standards.
Career Pathway Development
Design structured career pathways — from graduate to senior to clinical lead — that give your physios a reason to stay and grow with your organisation.
What Makes Us Different?
01
We Know What Unmanaged Physio Teams Look Like
We operate inside 50+ aged care facilities every week. We've seen every productivity trap: bloated 1-on-1 lists, poor prioritisation, requests for more hours without better outcomes. We build the service model and guidelines that prevent it.
02
We'll Recruit Your Physios For You
We hire physiotherapists into aged care every month. We know where to find them, how to attract them, and what makes them stay. We'll build your team — not just advise you on it.
03
No Conflict of Interest
We're not trying to replace your team or upsell you into outsourced staffing. Our consulting stands alone. We succeed when your internal team succeeds.
04
Career Pathways That Retain Staff
Physios need to know they can develop their career and skills with you if you expect them to stay. We design CPD programs, mentoring structures, and leadership pathways that give your team a reason to commit to aged care long-term.
How We Work With You
Three engagement models to suit your organisation's size, budget, and needs.
Project
$5K – $25K
Fixed-fee consulting engagement. Scope defined upfront. Clear deliverables and timeline.
✓ Clinical governance review
✓ Service audit (per facility)
✓ Reablement Workshop
✓ Operational support package
MOST POPULAR
Retainer
Monthly Advisory
Ongoing strategic support. Monthly check-ins with your clinical leads. Responsive advisory access.
✓ Everything in Project
✓ Monthly strategy sessions
✓ Regulatory update briefings
✓ Priority email/phone access
Training
$1.5K – $4K
Per session. CPD-accredited workshops for your clinical team. On-site or virtual delivery.
✓ Falls prevention protocols
✓ Group exercise programming
✓ Reablement best practice
✓ Leadership for clinical leads.
HOW IT WORKS
Our Process
Scoping & Proposal
We design a consulting package tailored to your needs. Fixed scope. Clear pricing.
Engagement Delivery
On-site or hybrid. Audits, workshops, coaching, or operational support delivered by senior clinicians.
Deliverables & Advisory
Written reports within 2 weeks. Optional monthly retainer for ongoing strategic support.
frequently asked questions
Common Questions About Consulting Services
Do we need to use OAH for ongoing service delivery?
No. Consulting is independent from our outsourced services. We consult, your team delivers. No obligation to switch providers.
Can you provide interim physio management?
Yes. Operational support includes interim management while you recruit or restructure. We keep things running while you build your team.
Is training CPD-accredited?
Yes and no. We will utilise external CPD in the training plan where accredited is provided and will provide the aged care specific training in house.
What's the minimum engagement?
A single training session ($1.5K) or a Reablement Workshop. Most organisations start with a service audit or governance review and expand from there.
Do you consult nationally?
Yes. Our core region is between Sydney and Brisbane, but consulting engagements are delivered nationally. Hybrid delivery (on-site + virtual) keeps it practical.
How is this different from other health consultancies?
We're not management consultants. We're clinicians who work inside aged care facilities every day. Our recommendations are grounded in what actually works on the floor.
Make your internal team more productive - and make them want to stay
30-minute discovery call. We'll discuss your current team structure, productivity challenges, and retention strategy. No obligation.