Understanding Aged Care Costs

This session explains different care needs and how this impacts your financial situation. Topics covered include:

• How the aged care system works.
• Which aged care services are income-tested
• Deciding your care needs
• Fees you can expect to pay
• Assessments for Home Care Packages
• How aged care may affect government payments such as the pension
• Different options to pay for aged care.
• Options if selling or transferring property.

Presented by Mehrdad Khoshab from Services Australia.

It will be delivered via Microsoft Teams and you can ask questions after the presentation. 

Please register and receive instructions on joining before the workshop.

Enquiries: Robin Hall 9424 0836 rhall@kmc.nsw.gov.au or Lily Li 9424 0970 lli@kmc.nsw.gov.au

The complete four free webinar series and topics are:

• Tuesday, 5 October 10:30am-11:30am: Navigating My Aged Care presented by Felicity Rogers, Carers NSW
• Monday, 11 October 10:30am-12:00pm: Info Session on Retirement Homes presented by Nalika Padmasena, Seniors Rights Service
• Wednesday 20 October, 10:30am-12:00pm: Understanding Aged Care Costs presented by Mehrdad Khoshab, Services Australia
• Wednesday, 27 October, 10:30am-11:30am: Aged Care Services – Your Consumer Rights presented by Jill McDonnell and Gerard Dunlop, Seniors Rights Service.

Promoted by Northern Sydney region councils: Willoughby, Ryde, Northern Beaches, North Sydney, Mosman, Lane Cove, Ku-ring-gai, Hunters Hill and Hornsby.

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Location

Microsoft Teams - online