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Previous Australian Government subsidies and supplements

20 March 2008 - 30 June 2008

Information on aged care subsidies and supplements rates of payment from 20 March 2008.

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New increased rates of payment for residential care subsidies and supplements, which will come into effect on 1 July 2007.

Basic Subsidy

Classification Level	Basic Subsidy	Late Subsidy
Residential Classification Scale 1	$125.23	$90.23
Residential Classification Scale 2	$113.55	$78.55
Residential Classification Scale 3	$97.82	$62.82
Residential Classification Scale 4	$69.15	$34.15
Residential Classification Scale 5	$42.12	$22.12
Residential Classification Scale 6	$34.90	$14.90
Residential Classification Scale 7	$26. 80	$6.80
Residential Classification Scale 8	$0.00	$0.00
Respite High *	$97.82
Respite Low *	$34.90

_{* These Subsidies are only payable for the “Maximum Number of Days” prescribed by section 21.18 of the <em>Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997</em>.}

Supplements (includes new rates from 20 March 2008)

			Certified	Non certified
Concessional Supplement		Respite Supplement
Assisted residents More than 40% concessional residents 40% or fewer concessional residents	$7.30 $17.73 $11.60	Respite Care – High Level is equal to or greater than 70% of the specified proportion of respite care for the approved provider.	$72.73	$65.99
Charge Exempt Supplement Charge exempt residents who are not assisted residents	$17.23	Respite Care – High Level is less than 70% of the specified proportion of respite care for the approved provider.	$42.75	$29.98
Charge exempt residents who are assisted residents	$10.14	Respite Care – Low Level	$30.50	$23.77
Oxygen and Enteral Supplement Oxygen Supplement	$9.11	Transitional Supplement Aged care services where residents meet the requirements of section 21.26 of the Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997	$17.73	$17.73
Enteral Feeding Supplement – Bolus	$14.45
Enteral Feeding Supplement – Non-bolus	$16.19
Pensioner Supplement	$6.64
Adjusted subsidy reduction	-$10.71
Conditional adjustment payment	7.00% of Basic subsidy	Residential Care Subsidy – Accommodation Supplement If on the day the service meets building requirements mentioned in section 21.11B of the principles - $26.88: or If on the day of service does not meet those requirements - $24.37 Residential Care Subsidy Accommodation Charge Top-up For subsection 44-16 (3) of the Act, the amount of accommodation charge to-up supplement for care recipient for a day is: Applicable maximum rate – amount paid - $19.56 Residential Care Subsidy Transitional Accommodation Supplement For subsection 44-16 (3) of the Act, the amount of transitional accommodation supplement for the care recipient is the amount mentioned in the following table for the day when the care recipient entered residential care less the amount of accommodation supplement payable for the care recipient. Item 1 After 19 March 2008 and before 20 September 2010 - $6.64 Item 2 After 19 September 2010 and before 20 March 2011 - $4.43 Item 3 After 19 March 2011 and before 20 September 2011 - $2.21

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Viability Supplement

2005 Scheme Services*

Score	Amount of Supplement
Eligibility score of 100	$23.33
Eligibility score of 95	$20.68
Eligibility score of 90	$18.55
Eligibility score of 85	$15.90
Eligibility score of 80	$13.25
Eligibility score of 75	$10.60
Eligibility score of 70	$8.49
Eligibility score of 65	$5.83
Eligibility score of 60	$4.77
Eligibility score of 55	$3.18
Eligibility score of 50	$2.12
Eligibility score of 45 #	$1.34
Eligibility score of 40 #	$1.34
Less than a score of 40	$0.00

_{# Safety net for eligible 2005 scheme service, that were formally 1997 or 2001 scheme services}

2001 Scheme Services*

Score	Amount of Supplement
Eligibility score of 100	$21.92
Eligibility score of 90	$13.49
Eligibility score of 80	$10.46
Eligibility score of 70	$7.44
Eligibility score of 60	$4.40
Eligibility score of 50	$1.52
Eligibility score of 40	$1.34

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1997 Scheme Services*

Degree of Isolation	Number of Places	Amount of Supplement
Isolated Remote Area**	1-15	$21.92
Isolated Remote Area**	16-29	$13.49
Isolated Remote Area**	30 or more	$1.34
Remote Centre**	1-15	$10.46
Remote Centre**	16-29	$7.44
Remote Centre**	30 or more	$1.34
Rural Outside Large Centre**	1-15	$4.40
Rural Outside Large Centre**	16-29	$1.34
Rural Outside Large Centre**	30 or more	$1.34
All Other Areas	Any	$1.34

_{* “2005 scheme services”, “2001 scheme services” and “1997 scheme services” have the meanings given to them in subsection 21.34 of the <em>Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997</em>.<br/>
** “Isolated Remote Area” refers to Statistical Local Areas classified as “Other Remote”, “Remote Centre” refers to Statistical Local Areas classified as “Remote Centre”, and “Rural Outside Large Centre” refers to Statistical Local Areas classified as “Other Rural” or “Small Rural Centre” in the “Rural Remote and Metropolitan Area Classification, 1991 Census Edition.” AGPS 1994.}


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New basic ACFI subsidy rates that will come into effect on 20 March 2008 and will be applicable until 30 June 2008.

1. Daily ACFI subsidy rates

Level	Activities of daily living (ADL)	Behaviour Supplement (BEH)	Complex Health Care Supplement (CHC)
Nil	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Low	$28.56	$6.53	$12.85
Medium	$62.22	$13.54	$36.62
High	$86.19	$28.51	$52.87

2. Maximum Daily ACFI subsidy rate

The subsidy paid for a resident will be the lesser of the sum of the amounts payable for the three care domains (ADL + BEH + CHC) and the maximum ACFI rate. The maximum ACFI rate is currently $135.23.

The maximum ACFI rate will progressively increase as follows:

20 March 2008 to 30 June 2009	$10 more than RCS1 rate (as indexed)
1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010	$20 more than RCS1 rate (as indexed)
1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011	$30 more than RCS1 rate (as indexed)
1 July 2011 onwards	Uncapped (ie full ACFI rate payable)

3. Maximum rate paid for a resident with an ACAT Low Approval

The maximum daily subsidy for a resident with an ACAT approval limited to Low Care, but whose ACFI classification would otherwise be High Care is $43.15 per day.

4. Default rate for a new resident with an ACAT Low approval

For a new resident that has an ACAT approval limited to Low Care, the payments system will not make any care subsidy payments until an Application for Classification is received by Medicare Australia. Payments will be backdated as appropriate when the application is received.

5. Default rate for a new resident with an ACAT High (not limited) approval

For a new resident with an ACAT approval that is not limited to Low Care, the payments system will pay a care subsidy rate of $43.15 per day until an Application for Classification is received by Medicare Australia. Payments will be backdated as appropriate when the application is received.


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New increased rates of payment for community care subsidies and supplements, which will come into effect on 1 July 2007.

Basic Subsidy

Community Aged Care Packages (CACP)	$33.97
Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH)	$113.55 (RCS 2)
Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) - Dementia	$125.23 (RCS 1)
	Oxygen and Enteral supplements as for residential care.

Viability Supplement

Community Care Subsidy

ARIA Score	Amount of Supplement
ARIA Score 0 to 3.51 inclusive	$0
ARIA Score 3.52 to 4.66 inclusive	$2.66
ARIA Score 4.67 to 5.80 inclusive	$3.20
ARIA Score 5.81 to 7.44 inclusive	$4.48
ARIA Score 7.45 to 9.08 inclusive	$5.38
ARIA Score 9.09 to 10.54 inclusive	$7.53
ARIA Score 10.55 to 12.00 inclusive	$9.03

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Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH)

ARIA Score	Amount of Supplement
ARIA Score 0 to 3.51 inclusive	$0
ARIA Score 3.52 to 4.66 inclusive	$2.66
ARIA Score 4.67 to 5.80 inclusive	$3.20
ARIA Score 5.81 to 7.44 inclusive	$4.48
ARIA Score 7.45 to 9.08 inclusive	$5.38
ARIA Score 9.09 to 10.54 inclusive	$7.53
ARIA Score 10.55 to 12.00 inclusive	$9.03

Extended Aged Care at Home – Dementia

ARIA Score	Amount of Supplement
ARIA Score 0 to 3.51 inclusive	$0
ARIA Score 3.52 to 4.66 inclusive	$2.66
ARIA Score 4.67 to 5.80 inclusive	$3.20
ARIA Score 5.81 to 7.44 inclusive	$4.48
ARIA Score 7.45 to 9.08 inclusive	$5.38
ARIA Score 9.09 to 10.54 inclusive	$7.53
ARIA Score 10.55 to 12.00 inclusive	$9.03

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