Location of Uniting AgeWell Strathdon Community
Uniting AgeWell Strathdon Community
17 Jolimont Road , FOREST HILL , 3131, VIC
Beds: 187
Category: Religious
Provider: Uniting Agewell Limited
Uniting AgeWell Strathdon Community
Accreditation Status: Accreditation Report
Source: Aged Care Quality Agency
Uniting AgeWell Strathdon Community
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Preferably with an accommodation payment (RAD or DAP), and any additional service fees, that are within your budget ?
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Facilities and Services
Uniting AgeWell Strathdon Communiting is a vibrant residence in Forest Hill where you are supported to age well and get the best out of life.
With 167 places, including single rooms or couples accommodation, all with ensuite bathrooms and generous built-in wardrobes, Strathdon has strong connections with the communiting and a dynamic and engaging activities program.
Strathdon offers high quality, flexible care in a modern and welcoming environment.
Residents are encouraged to catch up with friends and family at the on-site café with al fresco dining, or enjoy one of the many landscapes gardens.
The focus is on supporting you to experience a sense of wellbeing, choice and independence at every age and stage of life, to feel a valued member of your communiting and to have easy access to the services you need to live the life you want.
Key features:
- 24-hour, high-level clinical care delivered with dignity and respect by qualified and experienced staff
- Specialist dementia care and support in a non-restrictive environment
- Palliative care
- Dedicated chaplain on site to provide pastoral and spiritual care
- Access to allied health services including podiatry, physiotherapy and speech therapy
- Comfortable and spacious lounge rooms with cosy fireplaces and televisions
- Intimate chapel area for worship and celebration times
- On-site gym
Uniting AgeWell is a fully accredited, experienced aged care provider committed to its values of respect, partnership, wisdom, fairness and stewardship.
Nursing Homes Care Fees -
From 20 September 2024, the following aged care fees have become effective:
The Basic Daily Care Fee increased to $63.57 pd (from $61.96 pd).
The Fully-Supported Asset Threshold increased to $61,500 (from $59,500).
The Non-Supported Asset Threshold increased to $206,039 (from $201,231).
The maximum Daily Accommodation Contribution (DAC) for refurbished / non-refurbished rooms is $69.49 pd / $45.31 pd respectively.
The effective Refundable Accommodation Contribution (RAC) for a refurbished facility, above the 40% fully supported ratio, will be $303,395 which will put pressure on persons looking for a fully supported placement, given that the average RAD is now higher than this amount.
The Maximum Permissible Interest Rate (MPIR) has changed to 8.38%pa from 1 October 2024.
The Basic Daily Care Fee and some aged care thresholds are indexed to the Age Pension. On the 20 September 2024, the single age pension increased to $1,144.40 fn. This is based upon increases in the cost of living reflected in the Pensioner & Beneficiary Living Cost Index (PBLCI).
Learn about RAD, DAP & MPIR ...
RAD to DAP Conversion
First select the RAD Amount that has been agreed to:
Agreed RAD: $
Use the slider to see how your daily accommodation payment (DAP) will change depending on the lump sum component of the RAD paid. The daily payment is based on the current maximum permissible interest rate (MPIR) of 8.38%.
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Lump Sum Paid: $
DAP :$20.20 pd
Interest rate (MPIR) is: 8.38%pa
(from 1/10/2024)