STEP 6
How do I complete a Resident Agreement?
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STEP 6.1
What are the types of aged care legal agreements?
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STEP 6.2
What is a resident agreement?
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STEP 6.3
What is an accommodation agreement?
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STEP 6.4
When do you have to sign the aged care home agreements?
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STEP 6.5
What are my rights and responsibilities in an aged care home?
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STEP 6.6
How do I make a complaint to an aged care home?
What is an accommodation agreement?
Accommodation agreement
The Accommodation Agreement is a legal agreement between you and the aged care home (nursing home) which sets out the accommodation costs you will be expected to pay and how you agree to pay them.
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You will need to sign an Accommodation Agreement whether or not you have to pay for your accommodation.
What should the Accommodation Agreement include?
The Accommodation Agreement should clearly identify the following things:
- The price you have agreed to pay the home for your accommodation.
- Details on the three payment options you can choose from to pay the accommodation price:
1.) the lump-sum amount – the Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD)
2.) the rental-type payment amount – the Daily Accommodation Payment (DAP)
3.) combined payment amounts, such as 50 per cent payment by lump-sum and 50 per cent rental-type payment amount - Other conditions of your accommodation payment, including, if applicable, the refund amount of your lump sum balance if you leave or die, or interest rates charged.
- Any extra service costs for higher standard accommodation, meals and services, which the home can provide at additional cost.
- The specific accommodation you will be provided with – single or shared room, ensuite or shared bathroom.
- Any services that your accommodation payment entitles you to receive.
- The date you moved int the accommodation.
Plus:
- The conditions relating to moving rooms.