Editorial guides
Practical articles, checklists and explanations built around Italian aged care homes, urgent placement, waiting lists and home-care decisions.
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How the former home is treated in the aged care means assessment and the pension, when to sell versus rent versus keep, and how the RAD decision interacts with the house.
If aged care fees would cause genuine hardship, the government can reduce or cover them. This guide explains hardship assistance, the RAD guarantee, the fee caps, and the other protections that mean no one is denied care they cannot afford.
What a residential aged care home really costs — the basic daily fee, means-tested care fee, accommodation (RAD or DAP) and how the means assessment fits in.
The Refundable Accommodation Deposit, the Daily Accommodation Payment, and how to choose between a lump sum, a daily amount or a combination.
What residential aged care and retirement villages typically cost in Sydney, New South Wales, and how the means assessment fits in.
What residential aged care and retirement villages typically cost in Melbourne, Victoria, and how the means assessment fits in.
What residential aged care and retirement villages typically cost in Brisbane, Queensland, and how the means assessment fits in.
What residential aged care and retirement villages typically cost in Perth, Western Australia, and how the means assessment fits in.
What residential aged care and retirement villages typically cost in Adelaide, South Australia, and how the means assessment fits in.
What residential aged care and retirement villages typically cost in Gold Coast, Queensland, and how the means assessment fits in.
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How the former home is treated in the aged care means assessment and the pension, when to sell versus rent versus keep, and how the RAD decision interacts with the house.
How the new Support at Home program works, what it funds, when home care stops being enough, and how families decide between staying home and moving into residential care.
Funded residential respite days, what it costs, booking in practice, emergency respite when a carer collapses, and using respite as a trial run for permanent care.
Secure dementia units versus mainstream wings, the questions that reveal real dementia capability, restraint rules, and how to judge a memory support unit in one visit.
