Current Fees and Charges Entering Aged Care

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Although the rates detailed below are basic fees and charges that residents can except to pay either in Low or High Level care, there may be options available to you that would potentially reduce this rate.

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Current fees and Charges entering Aged Care.

Fee/Charge
Residents who entered care
on or before 19 March
2008.
Rates from 20/09/2008
Residents who entered
care from 20 March
20084
Rates from 20/09/2008
Maximum Basic Daily Fee1    
- all respite residents (pensioners and non-pensioners) up to $32.95 up to $32.95
- other residents who receive a full or part meanstested Australian pension2 up to $32.95 up to $32.95
- other non-pensioner residents3 up to $41.05 up to $32.95
The following fees apply to residents who were in a hostel on 30 September 1997 and who are NOT currently at a home that was a nursing home before 1 October 1997.
- residents receiving full or part means-tested Australian pension2 up to $32.15 $32.15
- non-pensioners3 up to $40.25 $32.15
- residents who are currently receiving care in the
same hostel where they were living on 30 September
1997 and who are paying 'grandparented' variable
fees.		 Agreed amount of fees, less any allowance for rent
assistance (until the prescribed basic daily fee is greater than
the agreed amount).
Maximum Daily Income Tested Fee
- residents who receive a full means-tested Australian pension N/A N/A
- residents receiving a part means-tested Australian pension up to $25.35 up to $25.35
- non-pensioner residents up to $57.80 up to $58.15
Pensioner Allowable Limit for Accommodation Bonds For further information please
contact the Department on
1800 500 853.		 N/A
Minimum Assets Amount
A resident must be left with this amount when calculating the maximum accommodation bond.		 $35,500 $35,500
Asset Cut-off Level
- for fully supported5 resident status N/A $35,500
- for partially supported5 resident status N/A $91,410.40
- for concessional5 resident status $35,500 N/A
- for assisted5 resident status $56,500 N/A

 

Maximum Permissible Interest Rate All new residents from 20 Sept 2008
- for accommodation bond agreements 11.31%
- for accommodation charge agreements 8%

 

Maximum Accommodation Charge for new entrants to your home
20 September 2008 - 19 March 20096
- for fully supported residents N/A
Residents who first entered residential aged care from 20/9/200810
:non-supported residents, if their assets at entry are at least $91,410.40
- who are not in receipt of a means-tested Australian pension
- who are in receipt of a means-tested Australian pension
:supported residents, if their assets at entry are equal to or less than $91,410.40

 

$26.88
$21.39
calculated amount7

 

Maximum Accommodation Charge for pre 20 March 2008 residents who
enter your home during the period 20 September 2008 - 19 March 20098
- for concessional residents and charge exempt residents N/A
Residents who first entered residential aged care from 1/7/2004
- assisted residents, if their assets at entry are at least $55,448
- assisted residents, if their assets at entry are less than $55,448
- other residents, if their assets at entry are at least $70,358
- other residents, if their assets at entry are less than $70,358

 

$10.93
calculated amount5
$19.10
calculated amount5
Residents who first entered residential aged care before 1/7/20049
- assisted residents, if their assets at entry are at least $50,739
- assisted residents, if their assets at entry are less than $50,739
- other residents, if assets at entry are at least $65,887
- other residents, if assets at entry are less than $65,887

 

$8.35
calculated amount5
$16.20
calculated amount5

1. Residents in designated remote areas may be asked to pay an additional $1.06 per day (See section 7.3.9 of the Residential Care Manual)
2. 'Pensioner' maximum rate also applies to blind pensioners and non-pensioner residents who have a dependent child
3. 'Non-pensioner' maximum rate may also apply for pre 20 March 2008 pensioners who agree to pay a bond above the 'pensioner allowable limit'
4. Including pre 20 March 2008 residents who leave permanent care for more than 28 days.
5. See Residential Care Manual
6. Rate remains unchanged for resident's stay in the one home, regardless of annual indexation of the maximum rate for new entrants
7. As advised by the Department of Health and Ageing.
8. And who haven't left permanent residential aged care for more than 28 days before entering care after 20 March 2008.
9. Accommodation charge limited to a maximum period of five years and is fixed at date of entry.
10. From 20 March 2008, accommodation charges are capped, even if a resident moves from one home to another, provided that there is not a break in care of more than 28 days (excluding leave).

 


 
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