Question: how much does it cost to have someone in a nursing home?
Answer: The Government has set the maximum daily fee amount at 85 percent of the annual single basic Age Pension. So for example, as at 20 March 2019 the single basic Age Pension is $843.60 per fortnight. 85 percent of this is $717.06 per fortnight or $51.21 per day as the maximum daily fee.