Short-term Respite Care | Five Important Facts

Oct 1, 2024 | RESPITE CARE

Accessing short term respite care – from a few hours to a few weeks at a time – can make a significant difference to the wellbeing of carers and the people they’re caring for. Residential respite care is a short-term stay in a residential aged care facility (or...

What is a Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD)?

Sep 10, 2024 | AGED CARE FEES & CHARGES

Until recently, anyone entering aged care would need to pay a bond for their accommodation, just as tenants do when renting a home. Today a Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) is payable instead, at a price set by the facility. What is a Refundable Accommodation...

How much does a nursing home cost in Australia?

Sep 5, 2024 | AGED CARE FEES & CHARGES, RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE

How much does a nursing home cost?  Many nursing homes (otherwise known as residential aged care facilties or aged care homes) are heavily supported by government funding. Read on to find out more about fees and charges for residential aged care. How do nursing home...

How to choose a good home care provider

Sep 1, 2024 | HOME CARE

To make the most of a Home Care Package, you need a GOOD home care provider.  Here’s how to recognise and select a provider you’ll love: A Home Care Package delivers an annual, set amount of money that you can spend on services and supports to help you...

How to get respite care | govt-funded short-term residential respite

Sep 1, 2024 | RESPITE CARE

How can you get respite care? Let’s look at how government-funded residential respite care works, and how it might help you and your loved one. When you, or the person caring for you, needs a break from your everyday routine, residential respite care might be just...