by Solomon Forman | Feb 5, 2020 | Aged Care
It is not uncommon for family members to lend money to an aged care resident to fund the Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) payable when entering an aged care facility.1 However, this strategy can result in an increase in the amount of means tested fees...
by Solomon Forman | Feb 5, 2020 | Aged Care
The fact of life is that at some point in time a person will need to be cared for. One of the options is to move in to residential aged care. The following are 5 steps to make the transition smoother. 1. Get a person eligibility assessed Before a person can enter an...
by Solomon Forman | Feb 5, 2020 | Aged Care
From 27 February 2017, the way home care packages are administered changed. The main changes are: The home care packages allocated to individuals has replaced the previous system where home care packages were allocated directly to home care providers. A new national...
by Solomon Forman | Feb 5, 2020 | Aged Care
Young people accessing aged care services may be eligible for supports through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), as it rolls out across Australia through to 2020. Younger people who are already in aged care can continue to receive aged care and may...
by Solomon Forman | Feb 5, 2020 | Aged Care
On 1 January this year, over 90,000 pension recipients lost their access to the Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) due to the changes introduced to the pension assets test. At that time, former recipients were issued with a non-income tested Low Income Health Care Card...
by Solomon Forman | Feb 5, 2020 | Aged Care
When a member of a couple enters residential aged care, the general rule is that the means tested amount is calculated using half of the combined income of the couple. However, when including income support payments (eg. Age Pension) in the means tested amount...
