Free Tool
Care minutes planning calculator
Test whether a residential aged care roster is tracking toward total care minutes and registered nurse minutes. The initial 215/44 values are sector benchmarks; use your home's applicable targets when reviewing a planning gap.
Include RN, EN, PCW and AIN direct care time.
Use the RN care-minutes definition for your reporting period.
Planning result
Planning gap to investigate
Planning estimate using entered values. Defaults are sector benchmarks, not your home's assigned targets. This estimate does not apply EN flexibility or determine quarterly regulatory compliance.
Total care minutes
99.8%
Registered nurse minutes
100.6%
Suggested next operating check
Total care minutes are below target while RN minutes are on track. Review EN, PCW and AIN roster coverage by shift and wing.
Source note: The default targets use the current sector-wide average of 215 total care minutes per resident per day, including 44 direct RN minutes. Facility-specific targets and reporting rules can differ, so verify your current target and reporting data before making compliance decisions.
Why care minutes need daily operational control
Care minutes are not just a reporting field. They are the bridge between assessed resident need, roster design, workforce availability, AN-ACC funding and board-level risk. A site can appear on track in aggregate while weekends, RN coverage or one wing quietly falls below target.
The useful operating question is not only "did we hit the target last quarter?" It is whether the next roster period has enough direct care and RN time to stay on track after leave, vacancies, agency cover and changes in resident mix.
Statura connects rostering, care minute reporting, AN-ACC classification, worker skill mix and management dashboards so care-minute gaps are visible before they become a retrospective compliance problem.
Official source: Department of Health care minutes guidance.
Connect this to rostering and workforce compliance
Care minutes only become manageable when they sit beside the roster, worker credentials, AN-ACC triggers and live operational dashboard.
View aged care rostering softwareMake care minutes visible before month end.
Statura brings roster coverage, care minutes, RN coverage, AN-ACC signals and workforce risk into one operating view for residential providers.