Entry to a residential aged care home is traumatic for all concerned, and a decision that is never taken lightly. The process is complicated and can be quite lengthy. A question which I am often asked during this process is - how can I afford to pay the Refundable Accommodation Deposit ...
Dementia is not a single disease; it is an all-encompassing term describing a range of symptoms that cause parts of the brain to deteriorate progressively. Dementia affects memory, perception, behaviour, language and personality. Alzheimer’s is the most common and well-known form of dementia. I am not going to attempt to outline ...
Three years and what has changed? From a legislative point of view, a tremendous amount! The changes to the superannuation laws are too numerous to list - the age at which a person qualifies for age pension has increased, the assets test has become tougher, and the assessment of rent for residents ...
I am quite sure I am not on my own when I ask the question – where did the last 24 hours go? It is not uncommon to find life and time becoming a blur. Work, family and personal commitments all take time but have you ever wondered exactly how much? What ...
On numerous occasions, I have written about the requirements for a person entering residential aged care to complete a Permanent Residential Aged Care – Request for a Combined Assets and Income Assessment (SA457) form. Sounds a little frightening, and it can be. It is 28 pages long with over 140 ...
Applying for an age pension is not easy. There is a comprehensive and complicated application form with an extensive number of questions to be answered and depending on your circumstances, innumerable documents that need to be photocopied and lodged as well. If an application is successful and the age pension is granted, ...
During my working life, I have always looked forward to the stress-free and simple life I would be able to lead once I retired, but as I draw closer to the magic day, I am not sure how stress-free and simple retirement will be. For most of us, by the time ...
From South Tweed Heads to Brisbane it is approximately 100 kilometers, and to do this journey on public transport is not simple. It requires coordinating two buses, a train, and a taxi to your final destination – making it a trip close to three hours. Two weeks ago I watched, with ...
If you said 65 you would be correct, but not for much longer. From July 1 2017, for those people born after July 1 1952, from age perspective for the age pension you will need to be 65 and a half to qualify. Put very simply, if you were born on June ...
The second Sunday in May every year, as I am sure you are aware is Mother’s day and this year was no different. Being the dutiful son, my partner - Donna, my dog - Scout and I shouted my mum breakfast. Nothing out of the ordinary, so far. After we had ...
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Tealey’s ambition is to change how people think about their retirement, he wants people to dream, plan and realise retirement is not defined by a magical age prescribed by the legislation.
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