Viability supplements to regional and remote providers should be greatly increased.

Aged care should be based on reliable data, shared between consumers, providers, regulators and researchers.

Improving satisfaction levels suggest that providers are finding ways to artificially improve responses.

People often choose to move long distances into aged care homes, but have little information to help them.

Very high debt to net asset ratios for some for-profit providers make it increasingly likely that a large provider will fail.

Provided consumers are well-informed about quality and financial stability, reducing locational controls is a good idea.

Much more work is needed before a new residential aged care funding model can be safely introduced.

Complex structures increase the risks of provider failures, and make it impossible to judge profitability and capital adequacy.

Large changes in notices of non-compliance and sanctions reflect major changes in the decision-making of Commonwealth government agencies