feltron_cq

The aged care programme in Australia is very different to the one in UK, as I mentioned in another reply. My mother was also in aged care in UK and her care was means tested and partially paid for by the local council. Different homes had different rates and it varied according to the level of care required. It's more constant and centralised in Australia.

My understanding is that Aged Care in Australia costs a flat rate, regardless of location and the level of care required. There are provisions for care to be paid for in various ways. One of which is to deposit a lump sum into a pot. Knowing that the actual costs of aged care cannot really be as low as this daily charge, I am assuming that this is a subsidised rate. I assume that this would only be available via the Government aged care program, and I do not believe this would be available to a non resident. Of course there are a lot of assumptions in this. I was hoping that someone might be able to give me some facts, so I can start planning. The problem I have faced is that all of the care homes are so used to their residents paying the standard daily rate that they are actually not set up for a case outside of this. Plus my concerns that if my parent requires aged care then he may be deemed to no longer meet the good health requirements of the Aged Parent 804 visa. I don't have time just now to search, but I know I have read of cases on Pomsinoz, where an aged parent was threatened with being sent back to UK in a similar situation. I am thinking that this is less likely in the current Global Pandemic, but it would be nice to hear if anyone has any recent experience.

Understand we would have to pay for care, but I thought I understood that there is a subsidised daily rate that he would only be entitled to if he has a full Medicare card. I have been trying to find the costs of care homes if we had to pay the full unsubsidised fees, but this information does not seem readily available.

Hoping someone might be able to advise me please. My Dad has been in the queue for 804 visa for about 5 years now, so still a long time to go. He is in pretty good health, but is now 90. He has been living with us in Queensland and because he is from UK, he is entitled to a reciprocal Medicare card, which has been great. As he gets older, we are starting to think it might not be too long before he needs residential care, but we don't think this is possible. I don't want to enquire too far with Centrelink in case they catch wind of the fact that he is getting older and his health might be deteriorating, and decree that he no longer meets the good health requirements for the 804 visa queue. We have heard of people in a similar situation being sent back to UK, or at the very least threatened with being sent back. He has no family over there now and has become accustomed to living here. I'm just wondering if there is anything we can do to get him full Medicare coverage? It seems to me that he meets the requirements of the Aged dependent relative 838 visa and this might be worth exploring, but I have no idea what sort of waiting time there might be for that visa. He is not wealthy enough to pay for the 864 Contributory Aged Parent Visa. Would really value any thoughts or comments please.

So sad. Have been away from the forum for 10 years, but Gill was a huge help when we were migrating. RIP

My Dad has been on the Bridging Visa A since arrival in Australia 4½ years ago. He is in the queue for 804. He did have to undergo a medical soon after applying. I don't believe it was too onerous. He also has one or two medical issues (he's had heart attack and stroke in UK) but this was not sufficient for him to fail the medical. On the pension side. Yes the UK pension gets frozen once you declare that you are no longer a resident for tax purposes. Practically if Dad is living in Australia then he is a tax resident of Australia. This is advantageous because the tax in Australia is lower rate than UK, so my Dad actually gets a refund from ATO, based on his UK income and tax paid.