Aged care and the family home: the "protected person" rules that preserve the asset exemption
A qualifying carer's continued residence can exempt the family home from aged care fees indefinitely.
Aged care respite: how the short-term residential care framework works
Eligible Australians get 63 government-funded residential respite days per year with no means test.
The Single Assessment System for aged care: one workforce, one tool, one front door
The Single Assessment System replaces two separate aged care assessment workforces with one integrated team.
Funding aged care from super: lump sum, pension, or combination?
RAD or DAP: each approach has different Age Pension, tax, and estate implications.
Ageing in place versus residential aged care: the decision and how to plan for it
Planning for the care pathway before a health crisis makes an enormous practical difference.
Support at Home: the new in-home aged care program that replaced Home Care Packages
From November 2025, Support at Home replaced HCP — clinical care free, daily services means-tested.
The principal home and aged care entry: the 2-year exemption window and what comes next
The principal home is exempt for 2 years after entering aged care, then becomes assessable.
Understanding aged care costs before you need to
Aged care decisions are almost always made under pressure. A little planning beforehand changes everything.