Preparing for the First Assessed Quarter of Care Minute Supplement

If you operate in a regional location, now is the perfect time to prepare strategies in case Care Minute Supplement is rolled out more broadly. And if you’re an MM1 service, the time for action is already here.

Why this matters

• Your care-minute performance during October–December 2025 will determine CMS payments for April–June 2026.

• The funding impact could be significant. For example, a 10% shortfall could cost a 100-bed home around $125,000 per quarter.

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What to do now: Assess your CMS readiness

1. Assess your systems

• Ensure your system can display live or close to live care-minute delivery data.

• Confirm your roster is prepared and optimised for care-minute delivery.

• Check whether your system links funding outcomes with care-minute targets.

• Implement alerts to flag under- or over-delivery early in the quarter.

• Run a test: if Care Minute Supplement had applied last quarter, what would your results have shown?

  
  

2. Assess your processes

• Put in place routines to actively drive and manage care-minute targets.

• Develop concrete strategies that balance funding and workforce levers for the right outcomes.

  
  

3. Assess your team

• Train your team to understand and manage CMS requirements.

• Provide clear steps for handling both over- and under-delivery scenarios.

• Foster collaboration between funding and rostering teams to generate aligned results.

We’re here to help you turn preparation into action.

Contact us today for a complimentary CMS readiness check and take the guesswork out of your first assessed quarter.