Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011) Residential aged care in Australia 2009-10: a statistical overview, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 06 November 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2011). Residential aged care in Australia 2009-10: a statistical overview. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Residential aged care in Australia 2009-10: a statistical overview. AIHW, 2011.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Residential aged care in Australia 2009-10: a statistical overview. Canberra: AIHW; 2011.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2011, Residential aged care in Australia 2009-10: a statistical overview, AIHW, Canberra.
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Residential aged care in Australia 2009-10 provides comprehensive statistical information on residential aged care facilities, their residents, admissions and separations, and residents' dependency levels. At 30 June 2010, there were nearly 183,000 residential aged care places, an increase of almost 3% compared with 30 June 2009. Over 83,500 permanent residents (52%) had a recorded diagnosis of dementia at 30 June 2010. Other recorded health conditions included circulatory diseases (40,000 residents) and diseases of the musculoskeletal and connective tissue (27,500 residents).
At 30 June 2010, there were nearly 183,000 residential aged care places
Each place available in respite residential aged care was used around 14 times during 2009–10
Over 166,000 people were receiving residential aged care at 30 June 2010, with 98% of them in permanent care
56% of people in permanent residential aged care were aged 85 and over, up from 50% in 2010
4 Jan 2012 The time series for ‘Trends in the size of residential aged care services’ has revised figures for 2009 and 2010 which affect Tables A1.3, A1.4 and A1.5 and Figures 2.3 and 2.4 in Residential Aged Care in Australia 2009-10 Cat No AGE 66. The tables and figures have been replaced (pages 16, 17, 73, 74, 75).
