Location
16 Herlihys Road , TEMPLESTOWE LOWER , 3107, VIC
Beds: 52
Category: Charitable
Provider: Mercy Aged and Community Care Ltd
Mercy Place Templestowe
Accreditation Status: Accreditation Report
Source: Aged Care Quality Agency
Mercy Place Templestowe
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Mercy Place Templestowe is a relaxed, suburban home with a truly country feel. Set among lush gardens with abundant fruit trees, raised vegetable gardens and inviting courtyards, the home is a sanctuary for residents, friends and family. Maintaining meaningful relationships and building new ones is an important aspect of the model of care, and you’ll enjoy welcoming your community home for conversations by the fire or a BBQ under the gazebo.
The residents value the connection with nature, with the produce from the gardens featuring in the delicious meals, all of which are freshly cooked on site. Mercy Place Templestowe offer a range of activities and the opportunity to try your hand at something new, or simply relax in the cosy lounge or community rooms.
Available Services
- Ageing in place
- Allied health
- Bookable club rooms
- Dementia care service
- Dental
- Dietitian-curated meals
- Eye health and ophthalmology
- Hair and beauty salon
- Leisure and lifestyle activities
- Library
- Pain management
- Palliative care
- Pastoral care
- Pet-friendly environment
- Physiotherapy
- Podiatry
- Religious services
- Respite care
- Speech pathology
- Volunteer services
What benefits will an Aged Care Placement service provide to you?
The benefits of using an aged care placement service include:
- Guidance and support - An aged care placement service can provide expert guidance and support to help older adults and their families navigate the complex and often overwhelming process of finding and selecting appropriate long-term care options.
- Access to information - These services often have access to a wide range of information on available care options, including details on services, amenities, and costs.
- Advocacy - Aged care placement services can act as an advocate for older adults and their families, helping them to navigate the application and admissions process, and ensuring that their rights and preferences are respected.
- Coordination - They can help with coordinating the transition to a new care setting, including arranging for necessary medical evaluations, transferring personal belongings, and helping with other logistics.
- Time-saving - They can save a lot of time and effort for the older adults and their families in finding and selecting the appropriate care options.
- Cost-effective - It can be cost-effective as some agencies may have a contract with facilities to offer discounted rates.
- Tailored solutions - They can provide tailored solutions to the unique needs of older adults and their families.
MPIR reducing to 8.34% pa
The Maximum Permissible Interest Rate (MPIR) will reduce to 8.34% pa from
For a Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) of $550,000 the equivalent Daily Accommodation Payment (DAP) reduces to $125.67 pd ($45,870 pa).
The Reserve Bank has kept the cash rate on hold for a few months, so we are seeing a very small decrease in the MPIR. This could mean that the MPIR has reached its peak and could be on the slide down.
Also from 1st April 2024, the refurbished Daily Accommodation Contribution (DAC) rate of $68.14 means an equivalent Refundable Accommodation Contribution (RAC) of $298,215. In June 2022 the RAC was $544,719, meaning that aged care homes that are “RAD-focused” are now less likely to look at fully supported / partially supported residents if the aged care home has already exceeded their 40% supported ratio, as the RAC has now dropped below $300,000.
The change in the MPIR to 8.34% is welcomed but should have no major impact on residents as they enter an aged care home from
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Simple RAD to DAP Conversion
Select RAD Amount: $
| % |
Lump Sum of RAD Paid : $
DAP :$20.20 pd
Interest rate (MPIR) is: 8.34%pa
(effective 1/04/2024)