Residential Aged Care Agreements

Residential Agreement
The Residential Agreement is a legal document between you and the aged care service provider that outlines the following:

• The name of the residential aged care facility providing the aged care services.

• The costs that you will be required to pay and how these have been calculated according to the aged care service providers policies and procedures.

• The services that will be provided, as well as any extra services agreed upon (and, their relevant costs).

• Rights and responsibilities – as governed under the Charter of Care Recipients’ Rights and Responsibilities – Residential Care.
  • Your rights and responsibilities as a resident of the residential aged care facility. In addition to this, are circumstances in which you make be asked to leave the residential aged care facility e.g. non-payment of your relevant costs.
  • The aged care service provider’s rights and responsibilities.