This is what it costs to organise respite care, whether at the home of the person needing support, a short-term stay centre or at a residential aged care facility.
The government subsidises respite care through the Commonwealth Home Support Program andThere are also options to pay privately for care in your own home, or to move to a place where there is professional help when and as you need it.
For most government-subsidised respite care, you need to have been assessed by either the Regional Assessment Service for community-based services or the Aged Care Assessment Team for residential aged care.Support under the CHSP system often comes in the form of an extra hour or so from a caregiver in the home, or highly subsidised rates at a day centre, club, cottage or residential setting.
Based on current rates, the maximum basic daily fee is $56.87 a day to cover the cost of food, laundry, linen and care.With ACAT approval, you are entitled to 63 days of residential respite care in a financial year, which can be extended a further 21 days.Ultimately, it is up to any residential aged care facility whether they will allow the full 63 days. Most will offer two weeks if they are unable to fill a room, unless you are thinking of staying on permanently.
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