by shanecv | Nov 13, 2023 | Aged Care, Aged Care Costs
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 Into a...
by shanecv | Nov 1, 2023 | Aged Care, Aged Care 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...
by shanecv | Apr 1, 2019 | Aged Care, Aged Care Costs
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...
by shanecv | Nov 13, 2018 | Aged Care, Enduring Power of Attorney, Legal Guardian
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...
by shanecv | Oct 9, 2017 | Aged Care, Aged Care Costs
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....