Aged Care fees and charges – care subsidy reduction to zero 065-19103005

Care type

Details

CSR to zero

1 Provider

• Care recipient commenced home care on 22 April 2018
• Care recipient departed home care on 9 July 2018
• No fee advice was issued to provider
• Full subsidies paid to provider upon care recipient’s departure

CSR to zero applies.

Care recipients who stop being provided with care before the approved provider is informed of the person’s care subsidy reduction (if any).

Multiple providers

Initial fee advice issued outside 6 months of entry for both

• Care recipient commenced home care (Service A) 9 December 2017
• Care recipient departed home care 4 February 2018
• No fee advice issued
• Full subsidies paid to Service A upon departure
• Care recipient commenced home care (Service B) 15 March 2018
• Fee advice issued 30 September 2018

CSR to zero applies for both.

CSR to zero applies for time in care with Service A.

Manual letter may be issued upon request.

CSR to zero applies for Service B for period 15 March 2018 until 29 September 2018, assessed ITCF applies from 30 September 2018.

Multiple providers

Initial fee advice within 6 months of 2nd entry

• Care recipient commenced residential care (Service A) 8 April 2019
• Departed from care 31 May 2019
• No fee advice issued
• Full subsidies paid to provider upon departure from care
• Care recipient commences residential care (Service B) 1 June 2019
• Fee advice issued 15 September 2019

Does not meet definition of CSR to zero as fee advice issued within 6 months of entry and care recipient did re-enter care.

Full subsidies provided to Service A upon departure and manual letter can be issued to confirm this.

Service B has been notified of fees within 6 months of entry. No CSR to zero applies.