Aged Care Fee Calculator

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A resident in Australian Government subsidised residential aged care may be charged for the care and services provided, as follows:

Basic Daily Fee
Income Tested Fee
Accommodation Payment
Extra Services Charge - applies to residents occupying extra service places for the provision of a significantly higher standard of accommodation services and food.
Additional Service Fee - where the resident requests or agrees to additional services, e.g., hairdressing and newspapers etc.

The haaa Aged Care Fee Calculator allows you to calculate how much you can expect to pay in aged care, based on individual care requirements and financial status.

Please note: This Aged Care Fee Calculator is only as accurate as the information you provide. To determine whether you are able to better your rate, it would be advisable to contact a licensed financial advisor who specialises in Aged Care (click here).

This fee calculator is based on the Schedule of Resident Fees and Charges : From 1 January 2012 released by Department of Health and Ageing - Page last updated: 18 January 2012

Please complete the following questions and click "Calculate". * denotes required fields.

Question 1. Please select a Category *

Question 2. Please select Low Care or High Care: *

Question 3. Income Producing Assets

Bank Account	$
Term Deposits	$
Managed Funds	$
Total Value of all Shares	$
Other	$

Deeming is a simple set of social security rules used to assess income from assets. Current deeming rates are:
Single:

3% up to $44,600
4.5% on everything above

Couple:

3% up to $74,400
4.5% on everything above

Question 4. Non - Income Producing Assets

Car	$
Home Contents	$
Collectables	$
Boat	$
House
Other	$

Question 5. Income

Please enter fortnightly income:

Superannuation Pension (Fortnightly)	$
Rental Income (Fortnightly)	$
CentreLink or DVA Pension Amount (Fortnightly)	$
Other Income (Fortnightly)	$

Rental income is exempt where the former home is being rented and the age care resident is paying an accommodation charge or periodical payment on an accommodation bond.

If you have a annuity income or allocated pension income you may need to seek financial advise.

Click here to view pension rates

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Did you know you can use our "Aged Care Fee Calculator" on your mobile phone?
Simply go to m.haaa.com.au from your mobile device to get started.

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