As the Living Longer Living Better reforms to the aged care system are implemented, LiveWell Care will keep you and your loved ones informed of the implications, allowing you to prepare for any resulting impact on the quality and quantity of care you receive, or on your level of funding.
Home Care Potential for Retirement Village Sector
The recent Leading Age Services Australia National Congress 2013 was the perfect forum for further discussion relating to Consumer Directed Care and the introduction of the new Home Care Packages and associated fees, and to the provision of funded and …
Read moreWhat changes will take place in the New Year?
From 1 July 2014 the new means testing arrangements will begin, there will be new extra service arrangements and an Aged Care Pricing Commissioner will be appointed, whose role will be to approve accommodation payments that exceed the maximum prescribed …
Read moreThe shift towards consumer contributions to care and possible inequities
The Council of Social Services NSW (NCOSS) have provided a comprehensive summary of the newly named Home Care Packages and a view of what recipients of these packages can expect. The NCOSS summary questioned how well pre-defined levels of packages …
Read moreHow much is Aged Care going to cost you from 1 July 2014?
The Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association has published an excellent article on the costs of Aged Care under the new funding system. It outlines Care at Home costs for Aged Pensioners, Care at Home costs for self-funded retirees, nursing home …
Read moreFour levels of Home Care Packages from July 2013
Under the Living Longer Living Better aged care reforms all existing aged care packages (HACC, CACP, EACH and EACH-D) will be consolidated into a single program known as ‘Home Care Packages Program’. From July 2013, there will be four levels …
Read moreFive Bills supporting Living Longer, Living Better introduced to the House of Representatives, March 2013.
In March 2013, five bills were introduced to the House of Representatives, which propose amendments to the Aged Care Act 1997. The introduction of the bills will underpin the Gillard Government’s proposed Living Longer, Living Better aged care reform, and …
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