Tailored restructuring, turnaround and growth solutions for Australia’s entertainment economy.
Australia’s health and community sector often face macro forces beyond its control. Demand is high, government funding is shifting, and workforce plus regulatory pressures are changing how businesses in the sector operate.
To mitigate these forces, providers must find ways to lock revenue cycles, establish an efficient roster to demand, meet patient care needs, and comply with support rulings.
Our team helps providers stabilise cash, lift throughput, and earn support from funders and regulators. In a fast-paced market, we offer sound advice and direction, while keeping directors in control of the business as much as possible.
Olvera believes in working with our clients as partners, producing pragmatic plans that are executable in weeks while operating on a flexible fee structure.
HospitalsBoth public and private hospitals are under sustained pressure, with emergency departments and elective surgery waitlists growing. Workforce fatigue and capital backlogs are compounding challenges, with median wait times sitting at 46 days and stretching to 329 days.
Supply variability in devices and pharmaceuticals continues to affect patient care, while hospitals also face catch-up costs from deferred maintenance during the pandemic. At the same time, disputes over insurance downgrades, exclusions, and pricing are restricting output even as membership rates climb. Exchange rate pressures, and competition to recruit surgeons and secure privileges add more strain to the healthcare system.
Primary Care and Allied HealthGeneral practice and allied health services are navigating shifting cost and access dynamics. GP bulk-billing rates sit at 77.9%, but so is higher out-of-pocket contributions.
Medicare indexation and frequent program changes create additional uncertainty. Patients increasingly expect digital-first access, raising the bar for IT infrastructure and cybersecurity. While demand remains strong across physiotherapy, dental, optometry, psychology, and other allied services, revenue models are under pressure from payer mix (PHI extras, MBS, NDIS), rising no-show rates, and limits on international recruitment.
Disability Services (NDIS Providers)NDIS providers face persistent volatility, with capped growth, strict price controls, and heightened audit activity making cash flow unpredictable. Providers also manage an increasing variability in participant plans, while ongoing shortages in allied-health professionals remain a critical constraint.
At the same time, shifts in payment infrastructure are beginning to reshape how providers are funded and reimbursed.
Residential Aged CareAged care providers are managing rising compliance and workforce pressures. Mandatory care-minute targets and 24/7 registered nurse coverage have driven up staffing costs, while significant capital investment is needed to upgrade facilities under increased regulatory scrutiny.
Workforce shortages in both registered and enrolled nurses are compounded by global demand, while supply chains for clinical consumables remain stretched. Providers face systems and processes risks while transitioning to the Support at Home program, while staff retention among dispersed workforces also highlights the need for digital scheduling and quality assurance systems at scale.
Mental Health & Community Services Community-based and NGO mental health providers are under strain from fragmented funding streams across state, Commonwealth, and Primary Health Networks, with their mounting reporting obligations.
Demand for these services continues to rise, closely tied to economic and social stress factors, but clinician shortages remain a binding constraint. The rapid shift toward digital delivery also heightens risks around data governance, privacy, and online safety, adding new dimensions to service delivery challenges.
Cash flow stabilisation and service capacity maximisation by triaging cash and unlocking throughput. Using waitlist-to-capacity models, we redeploy resources into the highest-yield sessions to improve both financial and patient outcomes.
Strengthening funding strategies and pricing discipline by mapping margins, developing price-limit strategies, and preparing contract packs. We also help providers adapt to changes with operating dashboards and scenario tools.
Design practical pathways to protect and restructure operations, including Safe Harbour activation and contingency planning for SBR or VA. We also support distressed M&A opportunities, such as clinic roll-ups and service line divestments.
With decades of combined restructuring and advisory experience, our team offers sound advice in all business scenarios.
We focus on maximising returns and planning for the best outcomes. With milestones and value-based billings, our goal is always to find the right solutions first.
Working in small teams, we believe in delivering creative, executable plans. Our team is highly resource-driven, utilising our vast networks whenever possible.
We see the people and potential behind the numbers. Our service is personable and long-term focused, with the right balance between financial and individual.
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