Desert City Wellbeing — Hotel Services Management for Aged Care



Hotel Services Management for Aged Care

We manage hospitality.
You provide care.

Better systems. Stronger compliance. Happier residents. Lower costs. We embed expert hotel services management directly into your aged care operation.

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See what we do
8–17%
Food & supply cost savings

1,900+
Tested aged care recipes

30+
Years team experience

Standard 6
Audit-ready compliance

Our Approach

Not outsourcing.
A true partnership.

We are not a traditional caterer, and we are not a fly-in, fly-out consultant who delivers a report and disappears. We embed operational leadership and proven digital systems directly into your facility.

Your team keeps control. We provide the systems, the expertise, and the support to make it all work — every day.

Meet the team

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On-site operational leadership

Your shared Hotel Services Director working alongside your team — improving systems, compliance, and resident satisfaction.

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Proven digital systems

Purpose-built aged care tools covering food safety, menu planning, housekeeping, laundry, resident ordering, and more — all connected in one hub.

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Sustainable improvements

Changes that stick — owned by your team, built into your workflows, and delivering measurable results long after we’ve done the heavy lifting.

What We Deliver

Complete hotel services —
every area, every day.

All modules connect through a single hub, giving you full visibility across your operation in one place.

01

Food Safety

A food safety-ready system that combines digital duty lists, temperature logs, and corrective actions with real-time compliance dashboards.

  • Tailored to your food safety plan
  • Automatic labelling with use-by dates
  • Bluetooth probes & fridge monitoring
  • Real-time alerts & benchmarking
02

Menu Planning & Nutrition

Access 3,000+ standardised recipes with built-in nutritional compliance, allergen management, and portion control.

  • 1,900+ tested aged care recipes
  • Nutritional analytics by dish & day
  • Allergen transparency & IDDSI support
  • Streamlines dietitian reviews
03

Housekeeping & Laundry

A custom digital system that replaces paper lists with fast, traceable workflows — works on any phone or tablet.

  • Built to your site SOPs
  • Real-time room status visibility
  • Laundry cost dashboards
  • Chemical pump automation available
04

Resident-Centred Ordering

A tablet-based à la carte ordering system that puts resident choice at the centre of every meal.

  • Innovative à la carte menus
  • Integrates with care system data
  • HELF-ready & bespoke by location
  • You keep full control
05

Purchasing & Cost Control

Desert City’s buying power delivers 8–17% initial savings. Day-to-day controls eliminate surprises and drive bottom-line results.

  • Negotiated supplier pricing
  • Menu costing & stock management
  • Wastage controls & purchase lists
  • Full supplier performance tracking
06

Training, Assets & WHS

Blended learning for hotel services teams, smart asset tracking, and integrated incident and compliance management.

  • Handheld & in-person training modules
  • Role-specific competency development
  • Digital asset lifecycle tracking
  • Incident, risk & hazard reporting

The Platform

Real systems.
Running in real facilities.

Every module is purpose-built for aged care — simple enough for any staff member on a phone or tablet, powerful enough for full compliance and group-level reporting. All connected through a single SharePoint hub.

Food Safety system screenshot
Food Safety
Real-time checks & compliance alerts

Resident ordering system
Resident Ordering
Tablet-based à la carte system

Housekeeping system
Housekeeping & Laundry
Live dashboards & cost tracking

Menu planning system
Menu Planning & Nutrition
3,000+ recipes, full analytics

Purchasing system
Purchasing & Controls
Supplier data & cost controls

Training system
Training & Assets
Blended learning & compliance

Why It Matters

Real outcomes — for your facility
and your residents.

Every aspect of our model is designed to address the real pressures facing aged care providers today.

8–17%
Food & supply cost savings from day one

↑ Better
Resident satisfaction — good food, dignity, choice

Audit
Ready
Compliance confidence — not scrambling before a visit

Your
Team
Capability built in — stays after we’ve done the work

Traditional outsourcing
Desert City Wellbeing

You keep full control
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✓
Sustained on-site presence
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✓
Purpose-built aged care systems
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✓
Improvements outlast the contract
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✓
Staff capability grows
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✓
Connected to your care systems
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✓

Leadership

Career specialists.
Real experience.

Desert City Wellbeing is led by seasoned hospitality professionals bringing deep experience in aged care operations, food service, and large-scale provider environments.

Our approach is hands-on, commercially grounded, and resident-focused — ensuring strategy translates into real improvement at the service level.

30+
Years experience
Multi-site
Group leadership
MBA
Academic credential

Visit Desert City

SG

Steven Grey

General Manager

A seasoned hospitality leader with 30+ years across hotels, theme parks, catering, aged care, and food manufacturing. 15-year senior executive, qualified Chef, global experience, and American MBA holder.

Steven’s background includes group leadership roles across multi-site operations, direct responsibility for hospitality, food, and everyday living services, and leading teams through regulatory change and operational reform.

Next Step

Ready to take hospitality
off your plate?

Let’s start with a conversation. No cost, no obligation — just a clear picture of what’s possible for your facility.

Call Steven — 0403 729 915
Send an email



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