FREE Aged Care Quick Check (Australia): Daily Fees and RAD vs DAP Under the 1 November 2025 Rules
Free web tool. See what a person entering an Australian aged care home on or after 1 November 2025 pays each day: the basic daily fee, the means tested hotelling and non-clinical care contributions, and accommodation as a lump sum (RAD), a daily payment (DAP) or a mix.
- Singles and couples, with the home counted or exempt
- Rates from 20 September 2026
- Works on your phone or computer, in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.
It runs on the same engine as our paid Aged Care Cost Planner workbook, and was tested against an independent calculation across 5,066 cases with 0 differences. The workbook adds year-by-year costs, cash flow and the effect of a lump sum on your Age Pension.
Built and checked by a CPA. Every formula tested against a separate calculation.
Designed by Plain Numbers Co with the help of AI tools. Listing images are designed previews of the actual file.
General information only, not financial advice. The aged care home and Services Australia make the official fee assessment.
