{"id":5266,"date":"2023-05-08T19:10:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T09:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/?page_id=5266"},"modified":"2025-09-02T12:31:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T02:31:40","slug":"cost-of-hcp-services1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/cost-of-hcp-services1\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost of HCP services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><a name=\"_Toc132846527\"><\/a><strong>Cost of HCP services<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The cost of aged care services varies from person to person. It depends on the:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>care you are eligible for,<\/li>\n<li>services you receive,<\/li>\n<li>the aged care provider you choose,<\/li>\n<li>and your financial situation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>While the Australian Government may contribute to the cost of your care via Home Care Package funding, you will also be asked to contribute if you can afford to. The total amount of a Home Care Package budget is made up of:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Government\u2019s contribution (HCP funding): the HCP subsidy based on your package level (and supplements, if eligible)<\/li>\n<li>Your contribution &#8211; the fees you may be asked to pay may include: your basic daily fee (which everyone receiving a Home Care Package can be asked to pay),your income-tested care fee (an additional amount that some people pay based on their income, as assessed by Service Australia) or any additional fees you may agree to between you and provider.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>If you would like to know how much you might have to pay towards your Home Care Package, this<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myagedcare.gov.au\/how-much-will-i-pay\"><span style=\"color: #115fa8;\"><strong> fee estimator<\/strong><\/span><\/a> can give you an estimate \u2013 to help you plan.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Together, these funds will be included into your package and are used to cover the cost of your care and services based on your care plan.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Cost of your services will typically include such components as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>cost of services,<\/li>\n<li>care management fees,<\/li>\n<li>package management fees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Costs of these components will be added together to charge to your budget for the services you receive.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Home Care Package funds cannot be used as a primary source of income to pay for the following (the list is not exhaustive): daily bills; food products; mortgage payments; rent. The program rules also provide for a number of other restrictions on the use of package funds.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><strong>Our pricing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our fees and charges can be found in the attached schedule.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Russian Aged Care does not charge a basic daily fee to make our in-home services more affordable to our clients.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #115fa8;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/RERC-HCP-pricing-Jul-2025.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #115fa8;\">RERC HCP pricing &#8211; Jul 2025<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><strong>Our Contacts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 20px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div><div class=\"vc_message_box vc_message_box-standard vc_message_box-rounded vc_color-info vc_do_message\" ><div class=\"vc_message_box-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/div><p>Please call us on\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"color: #115fa8;\"><a style=\"color: #115fa8;\" href=\"tel:0394158175\">03 9415 8175<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>or send an email to <a href=\"mailto:chsp@rerc.org.au\"><strong><span style=\"color: #115fa8;\">hcp@rerc.org.au<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re here to help and we speak your language!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hcp3_eng_17-may-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-large\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcp3_eng_17-may\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hcp3_eng_17-may-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hcp3_eng_17-may-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hcp3_eng_17-may-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hcp3_eng_17-may-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hcp3_eng_17-may-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hcp3_eng_17-may-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hcp3_eng_17-may.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div><div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_749387935-scaled-1-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-large\" alt=\"\" title=\"shutterstock_749387935-scaled-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_749387935-scaled-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_749387935-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_749387935-scaled-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_749387935-scaled-1-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_749387935-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_749387935-scaled-1-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cost of HCP services The cost of aged care services varies from person to person. 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