The big decisions after 55, made clearer.
Free, plain-English tools for Australians 55+ and the families helping them: plan aged care for a parent, weigh up staying or moving, and get your affairs in order.
Helping a parent with aged care?
Get a free step-by-step plan for My Aged Care and Support at Home: who to call, what to say, and the dates your family needs to keep.
Start my free plan →Weighing up a move?
Compare staying home with a smaller home, a land lease community or a retirement village. See what each move could free up, and how it changes your weekly costs and Age Pension.
Should I keep or sell my home? →Could your family find your important papers?
Ten quick questions show where your family would be stuck if something happened to you, with a free Where It’s Kept page to start filling the gaps.
Check my affairs are in order →Want to know more before you start?
Choose one and only that part opens.
Aged Care Next Steps
Go straight to the step your family is up to
My Aged Care has a lot of steps, and some have firm deadlines. Pick where you are and we’ll take you to that part of the free plan and Support at Home tracker.
- Not applied yet, or waiting for the assessmentGet the free step-by-step plan →
- Assessed and waiting for fundingSee what each funding level pays →
- The funding letter has arrivedCount down the 56-day provider deadline →
- Services have startedSpending, equipment funding and statements →
Prefer to read first? What to say when you callThe assessment, step by stepFunding and key deadlinesChoosing a provider
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Stay Put or Sell Up? Calculator
See what each option would really leave you with
The free calculator puts four options side by side, using your own figures:
- Staying in your home
- A smaller home or apartment
- A land lease community
- A retirement village
For each one you’ll see how much money it could free up, what you’d pay each week, and how your Age Pension could change. It takes a few minutes, and giving your email is optional.
Should I keep or sell my home? →Prefer to read first? Downsizing guideStaying in your homeRetirement incomeAll guides
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Leave It Sorted
Three simple steps, at your own pace
Start with step one. Each step is useful on its own, so go as far as you like.
Find the gaps
Ten quick questions show what your family could, and couldn’t, find if something happened to you. You also get a free Where It’s Kept page.
Check my affairs are in order →Understand the paperwork
The free Leave It Sorted guide explains wills, powers of attorney, how your home is held and super nominations, in plain English.
Get the free guide →Put it all in one place
The Leave It Sorted Organiser keeps banks, super, insurance, bills, passwords and funeral wishes together for your family. A$39, with a 14-day money-back promise.
See the Organiser →General information only, not legal or financial advice.
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Why I built LaunchUP
When my mother needed help, I sat down with her to sort out and reorganise her affairs. It showed me how hard it is to find clear, plain-English information, and it made me realise I needed to get my own things in order for my children and grandchildren. LaunchUP is what I built from that: simple tools to help you see your options and get sorted before the big decisions.
Martin, founder
We don’t sell property and we’re not a village, park, aged care provider or financial adviser. We take no commissions or referral payments from anyone we mention.
Age Pension and Rent Assistance rates from Services Australia, and Support at Home figures from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, kept current as they change.
General information, not financial advice. For advice about your own situation, Services Australia’s free Financial Information Service can help.
Start with whichever question is on your mind
All three are free to start, in plain English, with no sales calls.