How to choose a residential aged care facility
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What to consider when choosing a residential aged care facility (nursing home) for yourself or your loved one.
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What to consider when choosing a residential aged care facility (nursing home) for yourself or your loved one.
Starting the conversation about aged care can be confronting, confusing and emotional – particularly when your loved ones are reluctant to participate in the conversation.
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.
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