Aged Care Fees and Charges

Aged Care Fees and Charges - Current: 20th March 2010

Fee/Charge/Thresholds

Residents who entered care from
20 March 2010

Maximum Basic Daily Fee⁽¹⁾

- Standard Resident contribution

$38.65

- Protected resident contribution⁽²⁾

$35.29

- Phased Resident Contribution

$35.89

- Non-Standard Resident Contribution⁽³⁾

$43.95

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 will receive reduction of 80 cents pday to their basic daily fee.

- Residents 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

$62.11

Income tested fees are calculated as 5/12th of total assessable income over the income thresholds per fortnight for a single person or each member of a couple.

For residents with private income (non-pension income) over a threshold of $142.00 per fortnight for a single person, $124.00 for each member of a couple.

Pensioner Thresholds
The threshold for all new residents
as of 20 March 2010 will be
$783.70 per fortnight for a single person or
$765.70 per fortnight for a member of a couple.

The thresholds for Protected residents
as of 20 March 2010 will be
$721.50 per fortnight for a single person or
$703.50 per fortnight for a member of a couple.

Pensioner allowable limit for Accommodation bonds
If a resident first entered care prior to 20 March 2008 and agreed to pay a bond of more than 10 times the annual single age pension

$144,000

Minimum Assets Amount
A resident must be left with this amount when calculating the maximum accommodation bond.

$37,500

Asset Cut-off Level^*

- for fully supported (⁴⁾ resident status

$37,500

- for partially supported⁽⁴⁾ resident status

$93,410.40

- for concessional resident status

N/A

- for assisted resident status

N/A

Maximum Permissible Interest Rate

- for accommodation bond agreements

7.95%

- for accommodation charge agreements
(for all new residents from 20 March 2010)

Maximum Accommodation Charge for new entrants to your home 20 Sept 2009 - 19 March 2010⁵

- for fully supported residents

N/A

Residents who first entered residential aged care from 20/3/2010 (¹⁰⁾
:non-supported residents, if their assets at entry are at least $93,410.40
- 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 $93,410.40

$26.88
$26.88
calculated amount⁽⁷⁾

Maximum Accommodation Charge for pre 20 March 2008 residents who enter your home during the period 20 March 2010 - 19 September 2010⁽⁸⁾

- 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 $56,221
- assisted residents, if their assets at entry are less than $56,221
- other residents, if their assets at entry are at least $71,351
- other residents, if their assets at entry are less than $71,351

$11.08
calculated amount⁽⁴⁾
$19.37
calculated amount⁽⁴⁾

Residents who first entered residential aged care before
1/7/2004
- assisted residents, if their assets at entry are at least $51,458
- assisted residents, if their assets at entry are less than $51,458
- other residents, if assets at entry are at least $66,076
- other residents, if assets at entry are less than $66,076

$8.47
calculated amount⁽⁴⁾
$16.48
calculated amount (⁴⁾

Pensioner Supplement

$6.95

Deeming Thresholds and rates from 20 March 2010
Threshold (single)
Threshold (couple combined)
Lower rate
Higher rate

$42,000
$70,000
3%
4.5%

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. Protected rate applies to blind pensioner and non-pensioner residents who have a dependant child
3. Rate applies to pre 20 March 2008 SFRs and MNDs and pre 20 March 2008 big bond payers
4. Contact the Department on 1800 500 853
5. Rate remains unchanged for resident's stay in the one home, regardless of annual indexation of the maximum rate for new entrants
6. 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).
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.

For more information please contact the Department on 1800 500 853.

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Aged Care Fees and Charges - Current: 20th March 2010