Aged care
fees & costs
Napier Street is a not-for-profit organisation
Revenue from fees is used to deliver and improve the services provided to the Napier Street Aged Care community.
Fee types
Daily cost
Basic daily fee
$65.55max
Everyone pays a basic daily fee. This fee helps pay for your day-to-day services such as meals, cleaning, facilities management, and laundry. Generally, you pay on a fortnightly or monthly basis. The fee applies for every day you are a resident, including days when you might be away overnight—for example, on holiday or in hospital.
How the fee is determined
The basic daily fee is set at 85% of the single-person rate of the basic age pension. The government updates it on 20 March and 20 September each year in line with increases to the age pension. Prices are published on the Department of Health website.
Based on current rates, the maximum basic daily fee is $65.55 per day. The government updates it on 20 March and 20 September each year in line with increases to the age pension. Prices are published on the Department of Health website.
Hotelling contribution
$0 - $22.15
The Hotelling contribution is an extra contribution that some people pay, as determined through a financial assessment. it is an ongoing fee towards the cost of your personal and clinical care, in addition to the basic daily fee. The amount is capped daily at $22.15. The contribution is based on an assessment of the resident’s income and assets. Residents with income and assets below the thresholds continue to receive the full hotelling supplement from the government.
Prices are published on the Department of Health website.
Non-clinical care contribution
$0 - $105.30
Residents who need to pay maximum Hotelling contribution may also need to pay a Non-clinical care contribution, as also determined through a financial assessment by Centrelink. The Non-Clinical Care contribution (NCCC) is a means-tested fee introduced to cover non-clinical care costs in residential aged care, such as assistance with daily living activities and lifestyle support. This means-tested care fee is different to everyone, and not everyone will have to pay it. the exact amount will be determined once you enter care. Service Australia will advise the contribution amount for a resident. Your NCCC will be between $0- $105.30 per day, the NCCC changes with indexation and is regularly updated on this site. Your NCCC does not remain fixed when you enter an aged care home; it can change over time.
Prices are published on the Department of Health website.
Accomodation fee
$156.37 - $320.32
Heritage Suite Rooms
Maximum refundable deposit: $1,536,370
Maximum daily payment: $320.32
Combination payment: 50% refundable deposit of $768,185 & 50% daily payment of $160.16
Superior Deluxe Rooms
Maximum refundable deposit: $819,398
Maximum daily payments: $170.84
Combination payment: 50% refundable deposit of $409,699 & 50% daily payment of $85.42
Heritage Standard Rooms
Maximum refundable deposit: $750,000
Maximum daily payments: $156.37
Combination payment: 50% refundable deposit of $375,000 AND 50% daily payment of $78.19
Seek financial advice before making a decision
Since every person’s circumstances and needs are different, we strongly recommend that you and/or your family seek independent, professional financial advice before choosing a payment option. While we are not able to provide any financial advice to you, the team at Napier Street Aged Care will happily answer any general questions you may have regarding costs associated with admissions as far as we are able.
Aged care fees &
costs FAQs
Lifetime cap in non-clinical care contribution?
There is lifetime cap that apply to the Non-clinical contribution. Meaning once an individual reaches this amount, you will nolonger be required to contribution to non-clinical care costs.
A four-year cap also applies to the NCCC .The fee ceases after a resident pays it for four years, even if they have not reached the lifetime cap amount.
Lifetime caps are indexed annually. the capamount that applies to you are those that are current when you reach them, notthose that were current when you entered care.
The maximum an aged care home can changeyou as of 1 November 2025 is:
$135,318.69 in a lifetime
When should I get a financial assessment?
Most people should complete their assessment after they have been assessed for an aged care home and before they have entered care. However, if you want to understand your costs upfront, you can complete your financial assessment earlier
How do I know if I need to pay a hotelling contribution or non-clinical care contribution?
There is a link to the My Aged Carewebsite Fee estimator to find out if you need to pay a Hotelling contribution or Non-clinicalcontribution and get an estimate of what the amount might be.
You need to complete a financial assessmentto find out the exact amount. Read more about financial assessments and find out if you need to complete one using our Income and means assessments tool.
