Most allied health practice owners will sell their practice once. It is the largest financial transaction of their professional life, and the difference between a well-planned exit and a poorly structured one can be hundreds of thousands of dollars. Yet most practice owners start thinking about exit too late, and without the right advisors. This […]
NDIS Audit Readiness for Allied Health Practices: What You Actually Need
In June 2026, the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission wrote to 270,000 unregistered NDIS providers putting them on notice. The Commission has named strengthened oversight and regulation of unregistered providers as a regulatory priority. For allied health practice owners — registered or not — the era of light-touch NDIS compliance is over. This guide covers […]
Support at Home for Allied Health Providers: The Financial and Tax Guide
Support at Home — the Australian Government’s replacement for the Home Care Package program — launched on 1 July 2025. For allied health practice owners, it represents a significant new revenue stream and a genuine diversification opportunity away from NDIS dependence. But entering Support at Home is not as simple as registering and billing. The […]
Allied Health Workforce: The Recruitment and Retention Cost Most Practice Owners Underestimate
Staff turnover is the silent killer of allied health practice profitability. Most practice owners know it’s expensive to replace a clinician — but very few have calculated the actual cost. When you run the numbers, the figure is almost always higher than expected, and the implications for practice strategy are significant. The Real Cost of […]
The NDIS Functional Capacity Assessment Problem — What Practice Owners Need to Know
Functional Capacity Assessments (FCAs) have been one of the most lucrative revenue streams in allied health over the past five years. A single FCA can generate $1,500–$4,000 in billable time. For practices with high NDIS caseloads, FCAs became a significant portion of revenue — sometimes 20–30% of total billings. That model is changing. The 2026 […]
Thriving Kids and Your Allied Health Practice: The Financial Impact You Need to Model Now
Thriving Kids begins on 1 October 2026. For allied health practices with significant paediatric caseloads — particularly those serving children aged 0 to 8 with developmental delay or autism and low to moderate support needs — this is the most significant revenue event since the NDIS launched. Most of the commentary on Thriving Kids has […]
Allied Health Practice Profit Margins: What the Numbers Actually Look Like
Allied health practice owners are often surprised — and sometimes shocked — when they see their actual profit margins. A practice generating $1.5 million in revenue can have a net profit of $150,000 or $15,000 depending on how it’s structured, staffed, and managed. The difference is not luck. It’s financial architecture. This article breaks down […]
Should My Allied Health Practice Register with the NDIS? The Financial Case
The NDIS registration decision is one of the most consequential commercial choices an allied health practice owner will make. It affects your revenue model, your compliance obligations, your insurance requirements, your business structure, and — with the 2026 NDIS reform legislation — potentially your pricing. Most of the commentary on this question focuses on the […]
Allied Health Billable Hours: What Your Utilisation Rate Is Really Costing You
Allied health is a service business. Revenue is generated by clinicians doing billable work, measured in hours, charged at an hourly rate. The maths is simple. The execution is not. The sector benchmark sits at approximately 5 billable hours per clinician per day. At current NDIS rates, that generates around $193,000 to $215,000 per clinician […]
