Residential aged care
Physiotherapy and Allied Health for Aged Care Facilities
Reablement-focused physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and exercise physiology for residential aged care. Consistent staffing, AN-ACC expertise, and clear reporting - across NSW, QLD and Victoria.
Start here
The Reablement Workshop - Where Most Partnerships Begin
A 4-hour session with your leadership team. We benchmark your current program against StewartBrown data and map it to the Strengthened Standards, and you walk away with a branded reablement blueprint - program design, gym floor plan, equipment quotes and brand concepts.
Coverage
Where We Operate
50+ residential aged care facilities across NSW, QLD and Victoria, with metro Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne our fastest growing markets.
- Aged care physiotherapy in Sydney and Western Sydney
- Newcastle, the Hunter and Central Coast
- Mid North Coast, Northern NSW and regional NSW
- Aged care physiotherapy in Brisbane, Gold Coast and regional QLD
- North West NSW
- Aged care physiotherapy in Melbourne and regional Victoria
Regional and hard-to-staff locations are where we prove it. Consistent clinicians, locally based team leaders, and a network deep enough to cover leave without service gaps. If your facility is in any of these states, we can staff it.
Internal allied health team? See aged care consulting. In-home clients? See Support at Home.
What you get
Six Things a Partnership Delivers
Consistent staffing, even where staffing is hard
The same physiotherapist and OT each visit, with a known backup when they are on leave. No revolving locums - especially in regional and remote locations.
Reablement, not maintenance
Time-limited, goal-oriented programs with outcome reviews every 12 weeks. If therapy continues, it is because the clinical evidence supports it.
AN-ACC expertise built in
We identify reassessment triggers, generate the clinical evidence assessors look for, and run pre-admission assessments to estimate classification for incoming residents.
Evidence-based group programs
Gentle group classes for engagement, plus targeted SUNBEAM-protocol groups of 6 - the falls program that cut falls by 55% in its randomised trial.
Staff training and governance support
Manual handling training for your care staff, falls meeting participation, family communication, and compliance audit support.
Reporting that stands up
Individual clinical notes, monthly facility reports, formal outcome reviews, and hours reconciled quarterly - with over 97% of contracted hours delivered across our network.
Your contracted hours are structured across base clinical hours, group programs and individual therapy - and residents and families can fund additional on-site therapy as part of your HELF offering.
Getting started
How a Partnership Works
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1
Discovery call
20 minutes
A conversation to understand your facilities, your current program and what is not working.
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2
Workshop
Optional, 4 hours
A planning session with your leadership team, including reablement gym design where it fits.
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3
Proposal
Scoped and priced
Services, staffing, schedule and pricing: base hours, group programs, individual therapy and training.
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Delivery
Ongoing
Consistent weekly visits, regular reporting, and a responsive clinical team that becomes part of yours.
What facility managers say
Trusted by 50+ Aged Care Facilities
"We've been using Optimum for physio at our facility for over two years now and the consistency has been the biggest difference. Same therapist every week, knows all our residents by name. The reporting is excellent too - makes our AN-ACC evidence so much easier."
- Karen, Facility Manager, Northern NSW
"Finding a provider who could consistently staff our regional facilities was a constant challenge. Optimum has been reliable from day one - they understand what it takes to deliver in regional areas and they don't overpromise."
- Operations Manager, Multi-Site Provider
OAH founder Dane Mitchell also hosts Time Well Spent, candid conversations with the executives and policy-makers shaping aged care - including the Inspector-General of Aged Care.
For facility managers
Guides for Your Program
Practical reading for benchmarking and building your allied health program:
Let's talk about your facility
A 20-minute discovery call, no obligation. AN-ACC aligned, consistently staffed, across NSW, QLD and Victoria.