Yearly Archives: 2014

Receiving Government Subsidised Care at Home – What we have learnt post 01 July 2014 reforms

December, 2014

The aged-care reforms, Living Longer, Living Better, (LLLB) introduced by the former Labor Government, came into effect on July 1st 2014. In relation to Home Care, the changes are a combination of consumer directed practice reforms and structural reforms. These …

New means-testing arrangements from 1 July 2014

May, 2014

New fee arrangements for Home Care packages will begin on 1 July 2014. Means-testing via Centrelink will determine what care recipients will be asked to contribute to the cost of their care. For the new Home Care packages there will …

Costing Home Care – retirees with high income levels to pay

February, 2014

In his article Costing Home Help, Australian Financial Review journalist John Wasiliev talks about the changes to home care fees being charged by home care providers. The article articulates how the funding system has worked to date and outlines the …

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