Fees and charges | Responsibility pre-transition to NDIS | Responsibility post-transition to NDIS |
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Basic Daily (Care) Fee Resident’s responsibility towards day to day living costs such as meals, cleaning, laundry, heating and cooling. |
Resident | It is the responsibility of the participant. We will not reimburse this cost. |
Basic Care Subsidy Determined by the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI). Government contribution towards the costs of the resident’s day to day care and support needs. |
Department of Health | NDIS – Cross Billing (as a stated item in a participant’s plan). Must be Agency managed. |
Accommodation Supplement Government contribution towards the cost of the resident’s accommodation. |
Department of Health | NDIS – Cross Billing (as a stated item in a participant’s plan). Must be Agency managed. |
Other Supplements Various supplements to cover the additional cost of care and support. For example, rural and remote loading. |
Department of Health | NDIS – Cross Billing (as a stated item in a participant’s plan). Must be Agency managed. |
DoH supplements Some payments made under the Aged Care Act 1997 will remain the responsibility of the Department of Health:
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Department of Health | NDIS will not be responsible for these supplements. |
Means Tested Care Fee (MTCF)* (Income Tested Care Fee) Resident’s contribution to the RACF for the cost of care, support and accommodation depending on their income and assets. Cannot be more than the amount detailed in Services Australia letter. Learn more about how residential aged care fees are calculated from the Department of Health . |
Resident | NDIS – funded in a participant’s plan. Can be:
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Daily Accommodation Payment / Daily Accommodation Contribution / Accommodation Charge Resident’s contribution to the RACF for accommodation costs. Fees can be paid in a variety of different ways as detailed in the residential agreement between the participant and the RACF. If the residential agreement states the resident is paying a Daily Accommodation Payment, we will pay this fee up to a reasonable and necessary amount of $21,510.52 pa. The determination of, and justification for this amount is supported by the following documents:
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Resident | NDIS – funded in a participant’s plan. Can be:
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Extra/Additional Services Fee Residents can pay these fees if they choose a higher standard of accommodation or extra services. Fees vary from home to home. |
Resident | NDIS will not reimburse this cost. It is the responsibility of the participant. |
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