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1 November 2025

Ebook: Aged Care 101 - Dispelling the Myths

Ebook: Aged Care 101 - Dispelling the Myths

1 November 2025

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Kurt Ford

In this ebook, you’ll gain clear, compassionate guidance on navigating aged care. Kurt helps you understand costs, care options, assessments and what to do with the family home. A practical resource for anyone facing aged care decisions.

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What you'll find in this ebook

In this guide, Kurt offers clear, compassionate insight into one of life’s most emotionally complex decisions: aged care. Whether you're noticing changes in a loved one’s independence or facing sudden health needs, this guide walks you through the early signs, key conversations and critical assessments needed to make informed choices (without the overwhelm).

You’ll explore the real differences between aged care and retirement living, how ACAT assessments work, what to consider when choosing a care home, and how to engage the right professionals. Kurt also unpacks the financial side with practical clarity, breaking down accommodation payments, daily care fees, means-tested contributions and the tricky question of what to do with the family home.

This guide helps you think through your options with a calm, strategic lens. Using real-life case studies, Kurt illustrates how tailored advice can ease financial pressure, protect pension entitlements and provide the right care, at the right time. It’s not about quick fixes. It’s about making thoughtful, values-based decisions that preserve dignity, comfort, and peace of mind for everyone involved.

About the author

Kurt Ford, Your Wealth Consultants
Kurt Ford, Your Wealth Consultants

Kurt Ford

Kurt is a financial adviser who specialises in helping people navigate retirement and aged care in Australia.

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GPA Wealth Winner Professional Standards Award 2019
GPS Wealth Finalist GPS Wealth Award 2020
GPS Wealth Finalist Practice Support Award 2020
GPS Wealth Finalist Emerging Adviser Award 2023
GPS Wealth Winner Advice Dedication Award 2023
GPS Wealth Winner Professional Standards Award 2020
IFA Excellence Finalist Client Servicing Individual of Year 2019
IFA Excellence Winner Innovator of the Year (Individual) 2020
IFA Excellence Winner Paraplanner of the Year 2020

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