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Elderly Group Gathering

INDUSTRIES · RESIDENTIAL & COMMUNITY

AGED CARE

We help residential and community aged care providers build resilient, cost-effective supply chains — consolidating fragmented suppliers, protecting continuity of care and stretching every funded dollar further.

HOW WE CAN HELP HEALTHCARE ORGANISATIONS

Aged care operates with tight margins and lower commercial maturity than most industries. We help you lift commercial capability and turn procurement into a lever for sustainability - so more of every funded dollar reaches resident care.

Multi-site

Networks and single homes alike

>$5m

Annual savings unlocked for clients

54

Quick wins identified in a diagnostic

>$12m

Benefits delivered in year one

THE PRESSURES YOU'RE FACING

A sector navigating reform

Funding reform and rising expectations demand a smarter approach to every dollar spent. We help you respond to the pressures reshaping aged care.

Funding & margin pressure

Reform, rising input costs and thin operating margins leave little room for waste anywhere in the supply chain.

Regulatory change

New standards and strengthened quality frameworks demand transparent, defensible procurement decisions.

Workforce shortages

Persistent staffing pressure means procurement and back-office effort must be simplified and streamlined.

Supplier fragmentation

Fragmented, site-by-site buying erodes buying power and makes continuity harder to guarantee.

Commercial maturity gap

Clinical expertise is strong, but commercial acumen and governance often need lifting to unlock value.

Continuity of supply

Essential consumables, food and services must keep flowing to residents regardless of market disruption.

OUR AGED CARE SERVICE OFFERINGS

Scalable solutions, tailored to your context

Whether you run a single residential home or a multi-site community network, our offerings flex to your scale and appetite for change.

Supplier consolidation & cost-to-serve

We rationalise a fragmented supply base, aggregate volume and reduce the true cost to serve - protecting continuity while releasing savings.

Opportunities & cost optimisation

Spend analysis and benchmarking across food, clinical consumables, PPE and services surface a clear, prioritised set of savings.

Strategic sourcing & market engagement

Rigorous tenders and supplier negotiations that secure better commercial outcomes without compromising quality of care.

Capability & transformation

We uplift commercial capability and embed fit-for-purpose procurement models — showing your team how, so they can do.

Governance & probity

Best-practice processes, organisational design and governance models that bring accountability and stand up to scrutiny.

Procurement as a Service

On-demand access to experienced practitioners that scales up or down with your needs — capability without the overhead of a team.

HOW WE WORK WITH YOU

A methodical path from insight to impact

The same disciplined approach, sized to your service and your funding reality.

STEP 01

Diagnose

We map spend, supply base and processes - turning data into a clear, prioritised set of opportunities.

STEP 02

Design

We co-develop tailored, ready-to-implement roadmaps with your team, sized to your funding and appetite for change.

STEP 03

Deliver

We work alongside you to implement, capture savings and lift capability so the gains are sustained..

WHERE WE CREATE VALUE

Categories where savings add up

Our client needed an optimal medical and surgical supply chain compliant with AS4187. We led the implementation across two metro hospitals - engaging clinical, supply and IT teams to redesign infrastructure and processes without compromising patient care.

Consolidated the supply              function across two hospitals

Engaged clinical, supply and        IT stakeholder groups

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METRO HOSPITALS

Redesigned infrastructure for        a new metro warehouse

Reduced working capital at          the warehouse by $300k

AS4187

STANDARD ACHIEVED

Nurse Assisting Patient

$300k

WORKING CAPITAL FREED

Ready to make every funded dollar work harder?

To explore how we can help you, please contact our team.

1300 070 338

info@augustconsulting.com.au

Level 4/260 Queen Street, Brisbane, 4000, Queenland, Australia

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