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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

‘Get your money now’: consultants encourage aged care providers to exploit the system

An aged care worker helps a resident who's using a walking frame
Consultants Mirus Australia have told their clients to consider which of their aged care patients provide ‘higher profit margins’. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Consultants have advised aged care providers to exploit the system by considering which residents generate “higher profit margins” and urged them to “get your money now” before new regulations are introduced.

Mirus Australia, which provides advice to around one-quarter of the aged care industry and manages about $5bn in revenue for clients, has quantified which older Australians are the most commercially valuable.

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