Purpose
There are limited options in the aged care industry to automate the calculation of care fees, which is complicated as the fees are derived from a hybrid of government subsidy and consumer pays.
For instance, the government may pay all clinical care fees for a resident, however some residents also pay means tested care fees (MTCF), which reduces government funding dollar for dollar.
There are daily care fees (DCF) for catering, cleaning and laundry (commonly known as 'hotel services'). All residents pay this fee.
For accommodation costs, some residents are supported via government accommodation supplements but may still pay a Daily Accommodation Contribution (DAC), which can be partially or fully reduced via a Refundable Accommodation Contribution (RAC). Others are self funded and pay a Daily Accommodation Payment (DAP), or reduced DAP (or no DAP) depending on the level of Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) provided.
To complicate things further, there are also differences between how respite and permanent fees work, how social and hospital leave may impact funding, additional services fees, further government supplements to apply for, and DVA, VET and NDIS funded individuals.
