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Best Aged Care Facilities Gold Coast: What You Need to Know
We often get asked for a list of the best aged care facilities on the Gold Coast. Before we jump into my suggestions and how you can choose the right facility for your family, we want to make sure you understand that there is different terminology in use when people...
How Not To Pay A Nursing Home Bond
The family of a person going to aged care often want to know how not to pay a bond at a nursing home. Surprisingly, paying a bond is sometimes not actually required at all. A resident assessed as a low means resident, is not required to pay a bond. To determine if a...
What is Guardianship in Aged Care?
Guardianship in aged care is defined as the position carried out by a person in caring for someone who no longer has capacity to do so themselves. Legal Guardianship is an important position when caring for an elderly person moving into an aged care nursing home. A...
3 Ways to Help Pay for Your Parent’s Aged Care Home Fees
Paying for aged care home fees can be difficult, and often places significant stress on a family’s finances. Old age is inescapable, this is why it is crucial to plan for aged care ahead of time, especially when your loved ones require specialised medical treatment....
How Centrelink Asset Assessments Affect Aged Care Accommodation
Depending on your financial situation, you may be asked to pay part, or all, of your residential aged care fees if it your income and assets allow you to do so. The fees for aged care you may be required to pay include: A Basic Daily Fee A Means-Tested Care Fee...
Assisted Living vs Aged Care Homes
Deciding whether to move in to and aged care home or seek some form of assisted living is a big decision that many aging Australians have to make. Comparing benefits with the costs is an essential part of the process, and what works best for one may not work for...
