The Conversation Hour
The Conversation Hour
ABC
Are you finding it tricky to navigate aged care fees?
51 minutes Posted Jul 13, 2026 at 1:00 am.
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The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has received almost 200 complaints about aged care service charges and and fees to residents the this year. In this edition of The Conversation Hour we discuss how to improve the transparency of the fee structure, what services could and should constitute standard care in contrast to premium services and what the regulator should be doing to prevent over charging.
Also in this edition, what went wrong with Bazball, and exploration into how far we have come in treating macular degeneration, plus we celebrate local theatre.