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Refundable Accommodation Deposits: Aged Care RAD Explained

Refundable Accommodation Deposits: Aged Care RAD Explained

When choosing an aged care facility for a parent or loved-one, it’s important to know the Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) in order to determine affordability. Each aged care facility has its own Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) amount. But what is it? How...

Putting a Parent in a Nursing Home Against Their Will in Australia

Putting a Parent in a Nursing Home Against Their Will in Australia

We all want what’s best for our parents and at some point there will come a time where we will know what’s best for them, more so than they know themselves. You might even come up against some resistance. An aging parent may be in denial about their state of health as...

How To Get Someone Into a Nursing Home: A 6-Step Guide

How To Get Someone Into a Nursing Home: A 6-Step Guide

Has the time come for you or a loved-one to move into a nursing home, but you’re just not sure of how to do it and what the process is? Well, you’re in the right place. Listed below are the 6 steps required to get into a nursing home in Australia. How to Get...

Renting Home to Pay for Aged Care: Is it a Good Option?

Renting Home to Pay for Aged Care: Is it a Good Option?

Deciding whether to sell a home or rent it to pay for aged care is probably the largest financial decision that you will need to make in relation to determining how aged care fees should be funded. I’m going to explain everything you need to know about renting the...

Aged Care Financial Planning Strategies To Reduce Fees & Costs

Aged Care Financial Planning Strategies To Reduce Fees & Costs

Helping a loved-one move into aged care can be an emotional and financially-stressful time. Understanding aged care rules and applying them to the specific circumstances of your mother or father, through a variety of aged care financial planning strategies, can lessen...

Who Pays for Nursing Home Care in Australia?

Who Pays for Nursing Home Care in Australia?

It’s important to understand who pays for nursing home care in Australia for a number of reasons. This is because failure to understand who pays for nursing home costs can have legal implications, lost income and result in much higher fees. This article explains who...