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15 tools + guides for choosing residential aged care.

Real ACQSC data. Real RAD calculators. Real guides for families navigating means-tested fees + accommodation decisions for a parent. Free, no sign-up + works on phone or desktop.

Interactive tools

Calculators + finders

Aged-care cost + means-test calculator

Tool

Estimate annual cost: basic daily fee + means-tested fee + RAD/DAP + extras. Customised to income + assets.

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RAD negotiation brief

Tool

Generate a tailored RAD negotiation memo from the home's published price. Talking points + counter-offers.

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Tour-request email generator

Tool

Auto-compose a tour-request email with the 30 must-ask questions embedded. Reply-rate boost.

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Data pages

Verified data nobody else publishes

Sortable national directory

Real data

60 verified residential aged-care providers. Filter by city, ACQSC rating, ownership, speciality. Sort by anything.

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By state

Real data

5 state landing pages — NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA. ACQSC leaderboards + 5-star featured grids + RAD ranges per state.

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Care types

Dementia, palliative + respite — deep clinical guides + filtered provider lists.

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Press kit + downloadable datasets

2 CSVs (60 providers with ACQSC ratings + 56 with RAD prices). CC BY 4.0 — for journalists + researchers.

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Guides

Insider's guides for parents

ACQSC star ratings explained

8 Aged Care Quality Standards, 1-5 star scale, sector average 3.4. What each rating means + how to read accreditation reports.

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RAD + DAP + means-test cost guide

Full 2026 fee breakdown — basic daily $66.80, means-tested $0-$391, RAD $300k-$1m. With your-situation worked examples.

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Means test 2026

Income + assets thresholds, "protected person" exemptions, lifetime + annual caps, low-means options.

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Tour checklist (30 questions)

The 30 questions to ask every aged-care home — staffing ratios, RN coverage, complaints history, dementia-specific.

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Complaints process

ACQSC complaints pathway, OPAN advocacy, escalation steps, when to involve police.

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Home care vs residential

When to transition, Home Care Package levels 1-4, waitlist realities, hybrid pathways.

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Advance care directive

When + how to make one. State-by-state forms (ACD VIC, Statutory Health Directive WA, etc).

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RAD vs DAP explained

Lump-sum RAD vs daily-rent DAP. MPIR calculation, refund rules, partial-RAD scenarios.

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