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The Health and Ageing industry is in a state of continuous evolution. New industry participants, rising market expectations, more proactive industry advocacy and increasing pressure on financial performance are amongst the challenges faced by service providers catering to an ageing population.

At the coalface, there is a delicate balance between achieving financial return and maintaining service standards.

Aged Care providers in today’s communities need business and financial advice that will help them to identify risks, save costs and increase revenues. Sound financial management and administration enables you to focus on the care and wellbeing of your residents and clients and mitigate the risks inherent to the industry.

Bentleys Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors are leading financial and management consultants to a broad range of participants in the Aged Care industry. Our diverse client base ranges from state and federal government departments, peak industry bodies, church, charitable and community groups, 'for profit' private providers and institutional banks.

We provide a wide range of health and aged care focused services with demonstrated expertise including: 

• Aged Care specific audit programs 
• Assistance with monthly reporting to complete outsourcing of the financial management and administration function
• Corporate recovery and turnaround management strategies 
• Feasibility Studies for New Facilities including review of facility size and layout, resident needs analysis, market analysis, scenario analysis of staff and resident mixes, cash flow forecasting and financial management/options, finance applications, facility relocation programs
• Financial and organisational reviews to identify the existing position of a facility and the opportunities for improving finances and/or service standards
• Management needs analysis and financial management system design 
• Operational advice including: contracting arrangements and outsourcing, RCS and rostering reviews, accounting software selection, system implementation and staff training
• Organisational structure and reporting frameworks 
• Strategic planning and change management 
• Taxation Consulting and advice on the complex and unique issues of tax compliance such as salary packaging, Fringe Benefits Tax and Goods and Services Tax (GST)
• Training in the areas of: Accounting; Benchmarking; Planning; and Financial management