This Month
How to enjoy a family Christmas with all the help you need
Elderly people spending time away from their regular home during the holiday season can be eligible for extra government-funded support.
- Bina Brown
Appetite for user pays in aged care, says government
The government is softening up voters for increased aged care fees, citing polling that claims people are willing to pay up to 40 per cent of the cost.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Superannuation
How Chalmers can solve the key dilemma for retirees
Australians lack options for help and support on superannuation, but the X factor may be on the horizon.
- Alexis George
- Exclusive
- Superannuation
Improve retirement products, Jim Chalmers warns super funds
The Treasurer said uncertainty about expenses, particularly in the latter part of retirement, including aged care, lead to many retirees retain more money than needed.
- Ronald Mizen
November
Aged care taskforce to overhaul at-home cleaning, gardening
The government’s aged care taskforce is poised to recommend retirees living at home contribute more than just the 2 per cent they currently pay for the cost of at-home care services such as cleaning and gardening.
- John Kehoe
Worried about deposit refund? You’re protected by 8.15pc ‘late fee’
Moving between aged care facilities is easier than you think. This is how it works.
- Bina Brown
Government opts for user-pays approach on aged care
Labor has all but confirmed that those with greater means will pay more for their aged care.
- Phillip Coorey
October
Aged care secrecy risks bipartisan approach: opposition
The opposition says the Albanese government is risking political goodwill by refusing to release the interim report by its aged care taskforce.
- Phillip Coorey
Turning old hotels into homes may ease housing crisis
Australia’s housing shortage means the country needs more of a stock boost than it can build from scratch. And, there’s one ageing asset class that might help.
- Michael Bleby
- Opinion
- Opinion
The $700,000 deposit that can save you $57,000 in fees
You may balk at handing over such a large sum of money moving into residential aged care, but it is refundable and saves on other costs.
- Louise Biti
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
RBA’s housing pain drives PEP’s and Mirvac’s $1b bet
The RBA is growing increasingly worried that the housing crisis will last years. Mirvac and Pacific Equity Partners are betting it will.
- Updated
- James Thomson
Bain Capital-backed Estia in $400m-plus BlueCross auction
Corporate advisor Canterbury Partners has been tapped to run the auction and received indicative bids over the weekend.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Big super rejects government call to solve aged care funding crisis
While Labor flags nation-building aged care, super funds resist using Australians’ savings as a “fix-all” source of needed revenue.
- Updated
- Hannah Wootton
- Opinion
- Opinion
The government subsidy you can get no matter how wealthy you are
If you want to stay in your own home as you get older, understanding how the finances work – and what support is available – can help you make the right decisions.
- Louise Biti
September
Government advances plans to use super for aged care
The Albanese government has invited superannuation industry representatives to the next meeting of its aged care taskforce.
- Phillip Coorey
Portable brain imaging company wins healthcare award
EM Vision named the top innovator in the health category in the 2023 AFR BOSS Most Innovative Companies list.
- Sally Patten
- Opinion
- AFR Weekend
Rents are rising in age care facilities, too
The equivalent to daily rent on a room in residential aged care will increase from 7.9 per cent to 8.15 per cent from October 1.
- Bina Brown
- Opinion
- Opinion
Family help and other mistakes to avoid in aged care
Errors with planning and funding can be costly and difficult to rectify. Here is what you need to know.
- Louise Biti
August
Ageing population driving $140b blowout in spending
The top five budget pressures will rise from a third to one-half of spending within four decades with ageing driving the shift based on the current trajectory.
- Ronald Mizen and Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Smart Investor
How impatient kids rip off their parents
Getting an early inheritance and taking over the family home are two dangers when children have an enduring power of attorney for an ageing mum or dad.
- Louise Biti
