Retirement Planning & Experiences

Thread starter Freq Flier 2013
Start date Nov 24, 2024

mrsterryn

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Yesterday at 11:44 PM

#221

CaptJCool said:
No wonder the hospitals have wards full of older Australians who happily occupy a hospital bed for ZERO cost

Actually I believe if a person is in hospital under the guise of waiting for a nursing home bed, not due to needing hospital care they can be charged a daily fee. They can also be eligible for rent assistance in those situations
"Accommodation in hospital
An income support recipient who is a nursing-home type patient of a hospital as defined by the Health Insurance Act 1973 may be eligible for RA if they have been provided with accommodation and nursing care, for a continuous period of over 35 days."

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