Residential fees
Understanding Aged Care Fees
Start with the overall structure of residential aged care fees and accommodation costs.
Read this guide →Aged Care Fee Resources
Clear, practical information to help older Australians and their families understand aged care fees and the processes around them.
Start with the question in front of you
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 Explained
Understand lump sums, daily payments, combinations, retention and indexation.
Read this guide →Family home
Does the Family Home Count?
Learn when the home is capped, exempt or affected by a sale or rental.
Read this guide →Services Australia
Services Australia Assessment
Gather the information and forms needed for the residential means assessment.
Read this guide →Age Pension
Age Pension in Aged Care
Understand why entering care can change the pension without automatically stopping it.
Read this guide →Support at Home
Support at Home Contributions
See how service categories and means determine participant contributions.
Read this guide →Planning
Point-in-Time Fee Calculations
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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