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Aged Care Guide
QUEENSLAND 2023/24
Aged care homes
Costs for residential care
Aged care homes charge a range of fees to cover the cost of care, accommodation and living expenses, and these can vary enormously between facilities, and from resident to resident. Both your income and financial assets affect your entitlements. The income and asset tests are combined, to ensure a consistent fees policy. This will address the issue of asset rich, income poor residents paying for all of their accommodation and nothing for care, and the income rich, asset poor residents paying for their care but not for accommodation. The cost of care is divided into three parts: Daily care fees Accommodation payments Means tested care fee On the following pages we explain each of these in more detail.
Daily care fee
As a resident in an aged care home you are asked to pay a daily fee as a contribution towards the cost of care and living expenses, such as meals and refreshments, cleaning, laundry, heating and cooling, as well as social activities.