National Aged Care Data Asset

The first iteration of the National Aged Care Data Asset consists of linked data from the following collections:

• National Aged Care Data Clearinghouse (NACDC). The NACDC contains information on Australian government-funded aged care programs and assessments for:
  • home support
  • home care
  • residential care (permanent and respite)
  • flexible care
  • eligibility assessments
• Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) 
• Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) 
• National Death Index (NDI) 
• Hospital collections (admitted patient, non-admitted patient, emergency)
• Australian Immunisation Register (AIR).

For further information on data coverage and availability for the above datasets, visit National Health Data Hub.

For further information on aged care programs and data items in the NACDC, visit National Aged Care Data Clearinghouse: User guide.