Effective date from May 2026
Approved by: Board of Directors
Purpose
This Framework sets out how Fivegoodfriends Pty Ltd (ACN 605031 249) (herein, “Five Good Friends”) ensures sound financial and prudential management of aged care programs, in accordance with the Aged Care Act 2024, Aged Care Rules 2025, and the Aged Care Financial and Prudential Standards 2025.
The Framework is designed to ensure that financial decisions:
- support the safety, quality and continuity of care;
- are made in the best interests of Members; and
- maintain the financial sustainability of Five Good Friends as a registered home-care provider.
Scope
This Framework applies to:
- Five Good Friends as a registered provider of home care services.
- All aged care programs operated by Five Good Friends, including:
- Support at Home; and
- Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP).
Five Good Friends does not operate residential aged care facilities and does not hold refundable accommodation deposits.
This Framework recognises that Five Good Friends:
- is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fleetwood Aus Holdco Pty Ltd (ACN 680756 094) (herein, “Fleetwood”), governed inter alia by the terms of a Shareholders Deed; and
- operates as part of a consolidated group, of which Fleetwood Aus Holdco Pty Ltd is the ultimate holding company, with certain financial, governance and reporting functions performed at a group level, subject to Five Good Friends meeting its own regulatory and registration obligations as a registered provider of home care services.