Folra Guides

Plain-English aged-care guides for Australian families.

Start with the questions families usually ask before choosing an aged-care home, comparing fees, or signing accommodation paperwork.

Aged Care Basics

Plain-English guides for families starting the residential aged-care process.

Guides to residential aged-care fees, means assessments, and common cost questions.

Guides to refundable deposits, daily payments, MPIR, and payment trade-offs.

Checklists and questions to help families prepare before signing aged-care paperwork.

A plain-English overview of the main residential aged-care fees Australian families may see.

Understand the main costs families can ask about before choosing an aged-care home.

A simple explanation of refundable accommodation deposits and daily accommodation payments.

Understand refundable accommodation deposits and what families can check before paying one.

Understand daily accommodation payments and how they relate to unpaid RAD amounts.

A practical guide to the means-tested care fee and why assessment timing matters.

Questions families can use when discussing whether to pay upfront, daily, or a mix.

The practical next steps families often face after aged-care assessment approval.

What pensioner families can ask about aged-care fees, assessments, and accommodation costs.

A plain-English starting point for families hearing about Support at Home reform.