Bernard Chan Nursing Home is set in one of the prime residential areas of Burwood, offering 45 beds. With a good transportation link to key places around Sydney, the nursing home is also conveniently located to provide a pleasant stroll to Burwood Station, the local library, shopping and leisure centres, and theatre and community centres
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Amenity of Rooms
Air-conditioning
Electric bed to safeguard the level of care for each resident
Bedside table and drawer
Built-in wardrobe
Comfortable visitor’s chair
24-hour nurse call system for safety assurance
Common Areas
Large open activities, dining and lounge room
Garden areas and covered courtyard
Pantry area for refreshments
Television connection for personal viewing
Keyboard and audio equipment available for musical events
Sitting areas to greet guests
Outdoor fitness equipment
Other Features
Chinese meals
Hairdressing, beauty therapist and aromatherapy massage
Comprehensive recreational activities program
Music therapy
Celebration of cultural events and birthdays
Art and craft activities
Social activities and outings
Wide range of therapeutic programs
In-house laundry
Clinical and Other Services
24-hour care by a registered nurse
Physiotherapy and rehabilitation care – programs to meet each individual’s specific care needs
Psychology and geriatrician services
Pharmacy service
Dietician
Podiatry and speech pathology
Dental, optical and hearing care
Occupational therapy
Respite and palliative care
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Room Types
01.
Single with no en-suite
Size – 10-12m2 (approx)
Maximum number of residents in each
room – 1
02.
Double with/without en-suite
Size – 20m2 (approx)
Maximum number of residents in each
room – 2
03.
Triple with no en-suite
Size – 22m2 (approx)
Maximum number of residents in each
room – 3
Bernard Chan Nursing Home Fees and Charges
Understanding Your Residential Aged Care Costs
Moving into your aged care home is a big decision, and it’s important to understand the costs associated with your care. Residential aged care fees are regulated by the Australian Government and may be subsidised based on your income and assets.
Covers your daily living costs (e.g. meals, power, laundry, personal care).
Paid by all aged care home residents.
Everyone can be asked to pay this fee.
Fee is calculated at 85% of the single person Age Pension. The Basic Daily Care Fee is set by the Government and equates to 85% of the single pension, 96.5% of the single pension for non-pensioners.
Adjusted each March and September in line with changes to the Age Pension, which means amounts vary from time to time as the level of the pension increases.
The co-contribution is an amount which is assessed by Centrelink or the Department of Veterans Affairs (if the person is a veteran). It is the amount the government agency determines the resident can pay towards the cost of their care. These amounts are subject to yearly and lifetime caps which are set at the time of the resident’s entry to residential care and which are indexed in accordance with the CPI.
The Accommodation Payment is set by the Board of Australian Nursing Home Foundation Limited and is varied from time to time. This payments is only applicable to those residents entering on or after 1 July 2014 who have been assessed by Centrelink or DVA. Bernard Chan charges Refundable Accommodation Deposits (RADs) and the corresponding Daily Accommodation Payments (DAPs)
up to a maximum of:
Room Type
RAD
DAP
Single with no en-suite
$380,000
$84.85
Double with no en-suite
$330,000
$73.68
Triple with no en-suite
$280,000
$62.52
Residents have the right to choose which option would best suit their financial arrangements. Those options are:
To pay the RAD wholly by lump sum payment; or
To pay the RAD as a daily payment (known as a DAP); or
To pay the RAD by a combination of lump sum and daily payment
Within 28 days of entering the facility residents must advise the management of Bernard Chan Nursing Home which option they wish to choose. If this is not done, the management of Bernard Chan will implement the preferred option of the Board of Australian Nursing Home Foundation Limited. From the date of entry, and pending advice of the resident’s preferred option of payment, residents will be charged the Daily Accommodation Payment. Where the resident chooses to pay by lump sum (RAD), the DAP will be charged until the lump sum is paid.
It is recommended that you seek advice from a financial planner to see which payment option best suits your financial arrangements.
The Accommodation Payment can also be paid by a combination of the lump sum (RAD) and daily payment (DAP). This is done by the resident electing to pay a percentage of the RAD as a lump sum and the remainder as a daily payment. The daily payment is calculated by applying the Maximum Permissible Interest Rate (MPIR) to the unpaid lump sum amount. An example is as follows:
Resident A enters into a single room and chooses to pay the RAD 50% as a lump sum and 50% as a daily payment. Resident A would therefore pay a lump sum of $190,000 and a daily payment (DAP) of $42.42. This daily payment is calculated as follows:
Unpaid lump sum - $190,000
Maximum Permissible Interest Rate - 8.15%
DAP ($190,000 x 8.15%) divided by 365 days=$ 42.42.
Alternatively Resident B enters into a single room and chooses to pay the RAD $50,000 as a lump sum and the remainder as a daily payment. Resident B would therefore pay a lump sum of $50,000 and a daily payment (DAP) of $73.68.
This daily payment is calculated as follows:
Unpaid lump sum - $330,000
Maximum Permissible Interest Rate - 8.15%
DAP ($330,000 x 8.15%) divided by 365 days=$73.68
Prospective residents who do not have the means to pay an accommodation payment are always welcome at Bernard Chan Nursing Home.
