Residential Care
At Juliana Village, we provide residential aged care at our Sharpe House and Bruinsma premises. Each is a single room and has an en suite.
The costs of residential aged care are determined by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Your individual costs will be ultimately determined by Services Australia based on the outcome of your Income and Assets assessment and whether you are eligible and elect to be grandfathered into the pre-1 November 2025 rules.
Juliana Village strongly recommends that you seek advice from a specialised aged care financial advisor to assist you with understanding how the rules apply to your own personal circumstances.
Fees and costs include:
Basic Daily Fee
All residents coming into residential aged care pay a Basic Daily Fee set by the Department of Health, Disability & Ageing set at 85% of the Single Aged Pension. It is currently $65.55 per day from 20 September 2025 and is indexed twice yearly in line with CPI.
Accommodation Cost
Services Australia will determine if you are required to pay an accommodation payment or accommodation contribution based on your personal financial circumstances. Juliana Village presently charges a Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) of $758,000 to those who are required to pay an accommodation payment.
This can be paid as a lump sum (RAD), a daily accommodation payment (DAP) or a combination lump sum/daily payment. The interest rate for calculating the DAP is set by the Department of Health, Disability & Ageing and is currently 7.61% per annum from 1 October 2025. Please see our Key Features Statement downloadable from our home page for further information and examples.
Juliana Village is able to retain up to 2% of a RAD paid as a lump sum (deducted monthly for a maximum of 5 years), and DAPs are indexed twice yearly in line with CPI.
Care and Services Contributions
You may be charged a Hotelling Contribution and a Non-Clinical Care Contribution (or alternatively a Means Tested Care Fee if you are eligible to be grandfathered into the pre-1 November 2025 rules) depending on your personal financial circumstances. Services Australia will determine if and how much you may be charged for these based on your income and assets assessment.
Independent Living Units
At Juliana Village we offer Independent Living options at both Logeman Court and Miranda Road/Bimbadeen Avenue. These units are available to over 55’s and feature either one or two bedrooms.
Incoming Contribution
| Miranda Road Units | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom unit | Downstairs | $750,000 |
| 2 bedroom unit | Upstairs | $795,000 |
| Downstairs | $795,000 | |
| Bimbadeen Ave Units | ||
| 2 bedroom unit | Upstairs | $795,000 |
| Downstairs | $795,000 | |
| Logeman Court Units | ||
| 1 bedroom unit | Upstairs | $750,000 |
| Downstairs | $750,000 | |
| 2 bedroom unit | Upstairs | $795,000 |
| Downstairs | $795,000 | |
Ongoing Service charges for Independent Living are:
Recurrent charges $631.62 per unit per month from 1 November 2025. (These fees are adjusted in accordance with the Department of Health and Ageing and increases passed on accordingly)
Retention fees – over five years.
All incoming contributions are subject to a monthly retention. This retention fee is deducted from the original incoming contribution fee.
- First year retention is 11% of incoming contribution
- Second year retention is 6% of incoming contribution
- Third year retention is 5% of incoming contribution
- Fourth year retention is 4% of incoming contribution
- Fifth year retention is 4% of incoming contribution
For further enquiries please call 02 9541 3400.
