Table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • List of appendix tables
    • Acknowledgements
    • Executive summary
    • Background
    • Project aims
    • Conclusions
    • Main findings
  • Sections
    • Section 1
      Background and introduction
    • Section 2
      Methodology
      1. 2.1 Data sources
      2. 2.2 Variables and scales
      3. 2.3 The nature of the dependent variable
    • Section 3
      Variations in entry period with resident characteristics
      1. 3.1 RCS category
      2. 3.2 Age
      3. 3.3 Sex
      4. 3.4 Marital status
      5. 3.5 Living arrangements
      6. 3.6 Concessional status
      7. 3.7 Use of respite
      8. 3.8 Use of care packages
      9. 3.9 Summary
    • Section 4
      Variations in entry period with service characteristics
      1. 4.1 State and Territory differences
      2. 4.2 Low versus high care services
      3. 4.3 Low versus high residential care provison ratios
      4. 4.4 Location of ACAT assessment
      5. 4.5 Dependency level and location of ACAT assessment
      6. 4.6 Auspice of service
      7. 4.7 Co-located services
      8. 4.8 Region
      9. 4.9 Certification score
      10. 4.10 Summary
    • Section 5
      Multivariate models predicting entry period
      1. 5.1 The base model: low and high care residents
      2. 5.2 Alternative versions of the dependent variable
      3. 5.3 The impact of additional variables
      4. 5.4 The minimum model
      5. 5.5 Summary
    • Section 6
      The final model
      1. 6.1 Low and high care residents
      2. 6.2 Low care residents
      3. 6.3 High care residents
      4. 6.4 Summary
    • Section 7
      Appendix tables
      • Appendix A-C
      • Appendix D
      • Appendix E
      • Appendix F
  • End matter
    • References