Residential fees
Understanding Residential Aged Care Fees
Start with the overall structure of residential aged care fees and accommodation costs.
Read this guide →Clarity before decisions
Residential aged care and Support at Home use different fee arrangements, contribution rules and terminology. This hub brings the main topics into one place and links back to current Australian Government sources.
Essential guides
The complete set of plain-English guides for families comparing fees, accommodation and Services Australia processes.
Accommodation
RAD vs DAP: Aged Care Accommodation Explained
Understand lump sums, daily payments, combinations, retention and indexation.
Read this guide →Family home
Does the Family Home Count Towards Aged Care Fees?
Learn when the home is capped, exempt or affected by a sale or rental.
Read this guide →Services Australia
What Services Australia Needs for an Aged Care Means Assessment
Gather the information and forms needed for the residential means assessment.
Read this guide →Age Pension
What Happens to the Age Pension When Someone Enters Aged Care?
Understand why entering care can change the pension without automatically stopping it.
Read this guide →Support at Home
Support at Home Contributions Explained
See how service categories and means determine participant contributions.
Read this guide →Planning
What Is a Point-in-Time Aged Care Fee Calculation?
See what a dated fee calculation and scenario comparison should contain.
Read this guide →Frequently asked questions
Quick answers when you need to understand one issue before reading a full guide.
Aged Care Fees: Frequently Asked Questions
RAD refunds, DAPs, the family home, means assessments, optional fees, Support at Home and the scope of independent fee support.
Need the figures applied to your circumstances?
General guides explain the rules. A point-in-time assessment uses the relevant income, assets, room price and assumptions to show what the numbers may look like for your family.
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