ial ▁aged ▁care ▁( n urs ing ▁homes ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁services ▁provided ▁in ▁the ▁home ▁such ▁as ▁personal ▁care , ▁domestic ▁assistance , ▁home ▁n urs ing , ▁nut r ition ▁and ▁me al ▁prepar ation , ▁resp ite ▁services , ▁contin ence ▁management , ▁mob ility ▁& ▁de xter ity ▁assistance , ▁transport , ▁social ▁support ▁and ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁equipment ▁and ▁a ids . ▁ ▁In ▁Australia , ▁many ▁aged ▁care ▁services ▁are ▁government ▁subs id ised ▁to ▁help ▁keep ▁costs ▁manage able ▁and ▁afford able . ▁ ▁Austral ians ▁who ▁are ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁government ▁subs id ies ▁to ▁help ▁fund ▁the ▁costs ▁of ▁aged ▁care ▁services ▁will ▁still ▁be ▁expected ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁services ▁if ▁they ▁can ▁afford ▁to . ▁ ▁Age ing ▁Population ▁in ▁Australia ▁ ▁Australia ’ s ▁population ▁is ▁getting ▁older , ▁due ▁to ▁longer ▁life ▁expect ancy ▁and ▁low ▁fert ility ▁rates . ▁Results ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁national ▁census ▁show ▁that ▁one ▁in ▁six ▁Austral ians ▁is ▁now ▁aged ▁over ▁ 6 5 . ▁By ▁ 2 0 5 6 , ▁it ▁is ▁project ed ▁there ▁will ▁be ▁ 8 . 7 ▁million ▁older ▁Austral ians ▁( 2 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ); ▁by ▁ 2 0 9 6 , ▁ 1 2 . 8 ▁million ▁people ▁( 2 5 %) ▁will ▁be ▁aged ▁ 6 5 ▁years ▁and ▁over . ▁ ▁The ▁impact ▁of ▁our ▁age ing ▁population ▁is ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the