Fees & Charges

Before entering permanent residential care, you should have your means assessed to see if you’re eligible for Australian Government assistance with fees and accommodation costs. If you are a member of a couple, they will assess half of your combined income and assets, regardless of who earns the income or owns the assets.

The fees you pay will depend on the outcome of your means assessment and what you agree on with your aged care provider.

You may need to pay some or all of these fees:

• basic daily fee
• hotelling contribution
• non-clinical care contribution
• accommodation costs

To complete a means assessment, fill in the Residential Aged Care Calculation of your cost of care form (SA457) or the Residential Aged Care Property details for Services Australia and DVA customers form (SA485). If Services Australia or DVA already have your financial details, you may not need to complete a form to have your means assessed. Check if you should complete an Aged care calculation of your cost of care form at ServicesAustralia.gov.au

Once your assessment is complete, Services Australia will send you a fee advice letter.

*** If you choose not to have your means assessed, you will not be eligible for assistance with your accommodation, and your provider can ask you to pay:

• the full hotelling contribution and non-clinical care contribution, and
• the accommodation price you agreed on before you entered care.

The total fee paid to Roseneath is equal to:

All residents pay this fee for daily living services, including meals, cleaning, laundry and utilities.

The maximum fee is set at 85% of the single basic age pension. This fee increases in March and September each year in line with the age pension.

The Basic Daily Fee is payable monthly. The fee applies for every day of residence in the Home, including days when the Resident may be away overnight e.g. on holiday or hospital.

People who can afford to will contribute more towards their daily living costs through a hotelling contribution.

Services Australia will tell you if you need to pay a hotelling contribution and if so, how much you need to pay. This is based on your means assessment. The maximum amount changes with indexation in March and September.

People who need to pay the maximum hotelling contribution may also need to pay a non-clinical care contribution. This fee contributes to personal care costs such as bathing and mobility assistance.

Services Australia will tell you if you need to pay a non-clinical care contribution and if so, how much you need to pay. This is based on your means assessment. The maximum amount changes with indexation in March and September. Daily and lifetime caps apply.

In addition to Basic Daily Fee and Hotelling contribution and Non-clinical care contribution the resident may also be required to pay an Accommodation Feed. This fee depends on the type of bedroom chosen (e.g. size and ensuite) and is based on an individual’s assets and income determined by Services Australia upon completing a means test. Based on the outcome of the means test, a Resident may be required to pay none, a proportion or all of the Accommodation Fee. The Resident is required to pay the full Accommodation Fee until the outcome of the means test is determined, and Roseneath may require a security deposit during this period.

New accommodation arrangements

If you first enter permanent residential aged care on or after 1 November 2025, the new accommodation arrangements will apply. These include:

• Refundable deposit retention – if you pay a lump sum, your provider keeps 2% of your lump sum per year. This amount is not refunded when you leave care. After 5 years in care, no further retention amounts will be deducted.
• Daily accommodation payment (DAP) indexing – if you pay by DAP, this amount will increase due to indexation on 20 March and 20 September each year. Indexation does not apply to daily accommodation contributions (DAC) paid by residents eligible for government assistance with their accommodation costs.

To allow for flexibility there are four ways in which the Accommodation Fee can be paid:

1. Daily Accommodation Payment
2. Refundable Accommodation Deposit
3. Combination Payment
4. Drawdown Payment

Prices below based on  room.