Living in the community with assisted living SRS home care package Living in the community with assisted living SRS home care package by Christine Hopper You can use a help to stay at home as an assisted living SRS home care package You can use a help to stay at home as an assisted living SRS home care package. The Read more about Living in the community with assisted living SRS home care package[…]
SRS Supported Residential Service private guest house SRS Supported Residential Service private guest house by Christine Hopper Living in a SRS Supported Residential Service private guest house is an alternative to residential aged care. Each SRS Supported Residential Service private guest house is independently owned and operated. Accommodation and housekeeping in a SRS Supported Residential Read more about SRS Supported Residential Service private guest house[…]
Help to stay at home by Christine Hopper Help to stay at home Help to stay at home is fantastic if your spouse is with you and the domestic services are superb. Alas life can be lonely if you have help to stay at home but you are too frail to go out alone. So Read more about Help to stay at home[…]
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card Income Test by Christine Hopper The Commonwealth Seniors Health Card is available to Australians who have attained Age Pension Age and satisfy the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card Income Test. There is no Assets test for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card only an Income Test. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card Income Test The Commonwealth Read more about Commonwealth Seniors Health Card Income Test[…]
MyPost Concession Postage by Christine Hopper In January, 2016 Australia Post increased postage prices except for the MyPost Concession Postage customers. At the same time, the delivery schedule for the new “regular” service became at least one business day slower than the 2015 standard delivery schedule. Yes your letter could go as fast as the Read more about MyPost Concession Postage[…]
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card by Christine Hopper Benefits of Commonwealth Seniors Health Card The Commonwealth Seniors Health Card provides discounts on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription medicines. Holders of the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card are entitled to the Pensioner Concession rate of charges for PBS medications and the Concession levels of Medicare Safety Net. Some Read more about Commonwealth Seniors Health Card[…]
Net assets for aged care entry by Christine Hopper The amount that a new entrant to Commonwealth regulated residential aged care could be asked to pay for aged care Accommodation is based on the ‘net assets’ of the new resident. So how is the amount of net assets for aged care entry calculated for permanent Read more about Net assets for aged care entry[…]
Supported Residential Service or SRS Private Aged Care Homes By Christine Hopper What is Supported Residential Service or SRS? A Supported Residential Service or SRS, is like a guest house or private hotel, offering short or long term accommodation, all meals in a dining room and communal activities together with some personal support. Each Supported Residential Service or Read more about Supported Residential Service or SRS[…]
Self funded retirees still want Pensioner Concession Cards It can be very disappointing for self funded retirees to find out that they are not entitled to a Pensioner Concession Card. The good news is that the Commonwealth Seniors Health Care Card can give self funded retirees who pass an income test the Commonwealth entitlements that Read more about Self funded retirees still want Pensioner Concession Cards[…]