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Reflex incontinence
Reflex incontinence is usually due to spinal cord or brain injury. It is a leak of urine and all the urine in the bladder is emptied out. The leak happens without a feeling of needing to go to the toilet.Regional health services
This program helps small rural communities with populations of 5000 or less to expand their local primary health care services. Primary health care is focussed on keeping healthy people healthy, improving the health of the community and responding to people who need treatment and care.Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation helps a person who is recovering from illness or injury to regain as much of their previous ability as possible so as to become or remain as independent as is possible.Read more: About care and services you can expect
Remote Area Allowance
The Centrelink Remote Area Allowance gives extra financial help to people who receive an income support payment and live in a remote area.see the detailed definition
Rent Assistance
Rent assistance is a Centrelink payment to help people with low income renting accommodation in the private rental market.Repatriation Health Card
The Repatriation Health Card is issued by the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) to veterans or dependants who are eligible for health treatment at DVA's expense.see the detailed definition
Resident
If a person has care needs that can’t be met through community support, they may be eligible for a place in an aged care home. If they move into an aged care home, they are known as a resident of that home. It is at the discretion of an aged care home whether they accept a person into that home as a resident.Resident Agreement
Residents have the right to choose whether they wish to enter into a written agreement with the approved provider. It is in your interest to have an agreement as it sets out the rights and responsibilities of both the provider and the resident. This includes the levels of care and services that must be provided to the resident, the entry period, payment policies and practices and details of the home's complaints mechanism.Resident Classification Scale
The Resident Classification Scale (RCS) is a funding tool that determines a subsidy according to the level of care required by the resident. The resident's documented assessed care needs are rated using the RCS, and the Government then makes a subsidy payment to the aged care home based on this rating.Read more: Classifying your resident status
Residential aged care
Residential aged care is for older people who can no longer live at home. Australian Government-subsidised places are provided in aged care homes that are owned and operated by organisations who have the approval of the Australian Government to care for their residents. It is at the discretion of an aged care home whether they accept a person into that home as a resident.Respite care
Respite care is substitute care that can be arranged for planned breaks, regular weekly breaks, short holidays or for emergency situations such as family illness.Read more: Respite care
Retention amounts
Retention amounts are amounts of money that the aged care home may deduct each month from the accommodation bond, for a period of five years.see the detailed definition
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformitiesRights and responsibilities
People receiving care in an aged care home have rights and responsibilities that are specified under the Aged Care Act 1997.see the detailed definition