Residential care
From 1/10/97 the Commonwealth Government discontinued funding the construction, development and renovation of residential care facilities, through direct grants. Instead they approved the utilisation of Accommodation Bonds and Accommodation Charges levied on all new residents, to establish a pool of funds for Service Providers to use in constructing and maintaining buildings, furnishings and infrastructure.
Note: The inability of individual applicants to pay an Accommodation Bond does not preclude them from admission.
What you may be asked to pay when you enter Residential care
If you want to:
- Find out details of the full range of fees paid by pensioners and non-pensioners...
- Download a summary as a pdf file which you can read on your computer or print...
Go to the website of the Australian government's Department of Health and Ageing to see current fees and charges.
Methods of payment
- Direct Debit
- Electronic Transfer
- Centrelink/DVA Group Payment
- MasterCard/VISA/EFTPOS
- Cash/cheque