These fees are for your care. There are two parts to these fees. Each person in care will pay a basic fee. Daily fees are based on income, so both part pensioners and non-pensioners may be asked to pay an additional income tested fee. Income testing is done by Centrelink or the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Most people pay no extra, as they are maximum rate means tested pensioners.
People in residential care before 1 March 1998 pay only the basic daily fee and are not income tested. These are contributions towards the cost of your accommodation in aged care services. Your level of care need will be assessed by an Aged Care Assessment Team. The accommodation bond is an amount agreed between the resident and the care service. There is no fixed amount or formula for determining the bond.