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Accurate SCHADS Award pay and payroll activities protect NDIS providers from budget blowouts, backpay and Fair Work disputes.

Margins are tight for care providers, and small amounts of wasted money can compound, disrupting budgets and eroding profits. Here’s what to watch out for.

Paying disability support and care workers can be confusing because of SCHADS pay rates. Find out how the award applies and how to avoid common pitfalls.

Technology and AI have a significant role to play in streamlining overall management of a care business, but many organisations still rely on a disconnected set of tools for rostering, care management, payroll, claims and reporting. These are held together with the help of spreadsheets, manual checks and staff overtime.

Many Australian aged care and NDIS providers are feeling the strain of growing regulatory requirements, workforce shortages, tighter margins and increasing expectations from participants and their families.

One of the biggest hurdles for care organisations that support seniors and NDIS participants is creating and maintaining a connected ‘chain’ to support back-end operations, payroll and reporting.

We’re excited to share that Visualcare is the first care management platform to partner with Pay Cat Connect.

Australia’s in-home aged care system has changed significantly over the last few months and there is some catching up to do in terms of the terminology and best practices in play. 

Support at Home includes more structured service categories, activity-based funding and stronger evidence requirements. For providers, this shift brings new operational expectations around rostering accuracy, time capture, documentation and claims compliance.

Rostering best practices need to meet the needs of clients/participants, staff and business budget. Find out how to strike the balance.

Creating a home care or NDIS schedule requires the right balance of understanding participants, allocating workers and managing costs.

Learn how to design participant-centred and financially sustainable rosters using a four-step method with this roster systems guide for home care, NDIS and SIL.