%T Service costs in modern residential aged care facilities %A Henry Vu %A Eric Davey %A Cam Ansell %I Grant Thornton %D 2012 %K Social isolation, %K Social security, %K Ageing, %K Economics, %K Aged care %U https://apo.org.au/node/27973 %X In December 2010, Grant Thornton was commissioned by a consortium of industry peak bodies and providers to undertake a national study of the cost of delivering residential aged care services in modern efficient facilities. The research builds upon Grant Thornton's examination of service costs in New Zealand in the Aged Residential Care Service Review 2010 and similar research undertaken by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in the United Kingdom. %9 Report