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 | Oct 31, 2023 | Aged Care
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...
by shanecv | Oct 19, 2023 | Aged Care
Aged care costs are an important consideration to not only determine which aged care facility is appropriate for you, but also in helping calculate how aged care fees and charges will be funded. This simple explanation gives you an overview of all the types of fees...
by shanecv | Oct 9, 2023 | Aged Care
Understanding what a protected person is for aged care purposes can mean the difference in thousands of dollars in aged care fees each year. It can also help you determine whether it is better to keep or sell the family home. This article explores how a protected...
by shanecv | Sep 25, 2023 | Aged Care
The aged care family home exemption rules allow your former home to be exempt from aged care assessment, provided that certain conditions are met. Understanding how the home exemption rule applies can not only reduce aged care fees, but also help you decide whether...