Schedule of fees and charges released

The Department of Health and Aged Care has released the schedule of fees and charges for residential and home care due to take effect from 20 March.

For those who first entered care from 1 July 2014 the maximum basic daily fee for home care and residential care is:

• home care level one – $11.77
• home care level two – $12.45
• home care level three – $12.80
• home care level four – $13.14
• residential care – $63.82

The schedule released last Friday also includes the rates for:

• income free area – home care and residential care fees for a single person, a couple that is illness separated and a couple living together – relevant for home care only.
• income threshold – home care income test fees for a single person, a couple that is illness separated and a couple living together
• asset thresholds and home exemption cap – residential care means test for asset free threshold, first asset threshold, second asset threshold and the home exemption cap
• caps on income tested care fees – home care
• maximum accommodation supplement amount
• interest rates for refundable deposits and daily payments
• thresholds for refundable deposits and daily payments
• transition care program
• short-term restorative care

The full schedule and category division for those who entered care from 1 July 2014 can be found here.

The department also released the schedule of fees and charges for those who entered residential care before 1 July 2014 and pre-1 July 2014 home care recipients.

Pre-1 July 2014

This schedule is only applicable to residents classified under the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997.

This schedule outlines the basic daily fee for home care as:

• level one – $11.77
• level two – $12.45
• level three – $12.80
• level four – $13.14

It also outlines the details for:

• basic daily fee for residential care for various contribution types
• maximum basic daily fee for residents eligible for 2012 basic daily fee supplement for various contribution types
• maximum daily income tested fee
• income tested fee thresholds
• pensioner allowable limit for accommodation bonds
• minimum assets amount
• asset cut-off levels for supported resident status
• maximum permissible interest rate
• base interest rate
• deeming rates and thresholds
• maximum daily accommodation charge for pre-1 July 2014 residents – who enter a new home
• pensioner supplement
• accommodation bond retention amounts

The full schedule and category division for those who entered care before 1 July 2014 can be found here.

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