Aged care tech inks $8.8m deal

Leederville-based aged care technology developer InteliCare Holdings will have its AI platform installed in 22 Victorian aged care facilities as part of an $8.8 million deal.

The company told the market this morning it had inked a five-year agreement with MECWA Limited, trading as Mecwacare, for the deployment of InteliCare‘s integrated analytics, alerts, sensor and nurse call platform at all of the company’s Victorian residential aged care facilities.

The $8.8 million deal represents the largest contract in InteliCare‘s history, and comes following a three-month pilot program at Mecwacare’s Trescowthick Centre in Prahan, Victoria, in mid-2025.

InteliCare executive director Tim Chapman said the agreement was a milestone for the company.

“Securing a five-year agreement with Mecwacare validates the scalability of our platform and confirms that data-drive, real-time intelligence is becoming foundational to the future of aged care,” he said.

“This agreement positions InteliCare as a strategic technology partner for sector wide transformation and we look forward to announcing further partnerships in due course.”

Mr Chapman said the Trescowthick pilot program demonstrated outstanding improvements in residential safety, clinical oversight and operational efficiency. 

“Within the pilot, the InteliCare platform was successfully integrated into Trescowthick’s clinical management system, as well as its nurse call system, demonstrating its interoperability,” he said.

“InteliCare‘s ability to connect with critical third-party systems and operate as the backbone of the Trescowthick’s digital ecosystem, allowed consolidation of key operational data streams which enhanced visibility, supporter compliance, and ultimately, delivered positive care outcomes for residents.”

Publishing results of the pilot program, the company said it achieved a 100 per cent fall detection accuracy, with no missed or false falls during the evaluation period.

It also said the program resulted in a decrease in the number of residents requiring three-hourly overnight welfare checks from 55 to just four thanks to its real-time vitals and bed occupancy monitoring functions.

All eleven success criteria covering reliability, care outcomes and operational performance were met or exceeded during the trial.

Mecwa care chief executive Anne McCormack said shifts in the industry had catalysed the provider’s digital transformation.

“The aged care industry is facing significant structural challenges which include increasing cost pressures, workforce shortages and increasing complexity of resident needs,” she said.

“As part of Mecwacare’s focus on great client outcomes and our evidence-based model of care, we are investing in a digital transformation of which this partnership with InteliCare forms an important component, enabling our teams to deliver a safer, more responsive and more sustainable resident experience and model of care.

“The evaluation at Trescowthick demonstrated that InteliCare‘s platform enhances clinical visibility, improves operational efficiency and most importantly supported better resident care and social outcomes.

 “We view InteliCare as a long-term strategic partner in shaping how we will deliver aged care into the future.”

The agreement itself will result in a structured rollout across the 22 sites between FY26 and FY28, with revenue from recurring subscription fees, hardware supply and implementation, and ongoing service.

Shares in InteliCare Holdings Limited (ASX:ICR), which includes notable names like Dr Neale Fong and founder Greg Leach on its board, were up 15 per cent to 2.3 cents per share following the announcement.