Concessional residents are residents who:
Special rules also apply where a person is in hardship because they have unrealisable assets (see Residents in Hardship More [3]
Because concessional residents have low levels of assets, they cannot be asked to pay an accommodation bond.
Aged care providers receive additional Commonwealth Government subsidies for each concessional resident for whom a place is provided.
Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/32805%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/csrefpopref2-27
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/csrefpopref2-26