The probability of nursing home use over a lifetime
Examines the probabilities of nursing home use over a lifetime, using data available in Australia. Current until 20 May 1999.
Nursing homes Australia 1995-96: a statistical overview
Provides comprehensive statistical information on Australian nursing homes and their residents for 1995-96. The report presents information on the capacity of nursing home residents and their characteristics, levels of dependency among nursing home residents, and admission and separations.
Australia's welfare 1997: services and assistance
The 1997 edition of Australia's Welfare describes the provision of welfare services in Australia and contains comprehensive information about: welfare expenditure, children's and family services, child protection, housing assistance, crisis accommodation and support services, aged care services and disability services. It also features a special chapter on families and welfare services.
Community aged care packages: how do they compare?
This report is based on data from the national community aged care packages survey conducted by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services in 1996. It examines client characteristics, patterns of service provision and patterns of service use, and includes comparisons with community options clients and hostel residents.
Older Australia at a glance
Prepared by AIHW and DHFS for the 1997 World Congress of Gerontology, this publication provides an overview of the health, wellbeing and social circumstances of older Australians and their health and welfare services.
Geriatric and special care dentistry workshop
The use of respite care in Australian nursing homes and hostels
Analyses the use of respite care in nursing homes and hostels, including length of stay, and examines the destinations of respite residents on the completion of their respite stay. Current until 1 November 1997.
The respite care needs of Australians
This report assembles a comprehensive array of national data concerning the use of and need for respite care services among those caring for the frail aged and people with disabilities in the community. It provides a portrait of respite care users and discusses the extent of unmet need for respite care.
Length of stay in Australian nursing homes
The report uses life table techniques to simulate nursing home use in Australia and analyses length of stay patterns for all residents throughout 1992-93. Changes in length of stay, turnover and accessibility from 1989-90 to 1992-93 are also examined.
Aged care in Australia's states and territories
Examines the level of service provision, patterns of service use, client characteristics and expenditure patterns for both community-based and residential aged care services. The report documents a number of key differences in the supply and use of aged care services in Australia's States and Territories.
National data for aged care services: an overview of current collections
This second edition focuses on national data collections pertaining to delivery of aged care services. It is intended for use as a resource document to help in the effective development, analysis and dissemination of administrative by-product data relating to aged care services in Australia.
Australia's welfare 1995: services and assistance
The Institute's second biennial report to Parliament on Australia's welfare services, and the most comprehensive and authoritative source of national information on welfare services in Australia-housing assistance, children's services, aged care services and disability services. The report provides details on the need for services; patterns of service use; client characteristics; costs and expenditure; and affordability, accessibility and appropriateness of services. Overall patterns of welfare expenditure and future directions in the development of national welfare statistics discussed. The essential reference on welfare statistics in Australia. Index, table, charts.
Planning ratios and population growth: will there be a shortfall in residential care by 2021?
Examines current patterns of welfare service use forward until 2021, comparing those utilisation patterns with several alternative models of supply and service use. Current until 1 August 1995.
Client profiles of aged care services in Australia
A Welfare Working Paper looking at aged care services in Australia. Current until 1 July 1995.
Dependency in the aged: measurement and client profiles for aged care services
Examines how dependency in the aged is measured in national data collections for aged care services. Current until 1 July 1995.
Australia's welfare 1993: services and assistance
The first biennial report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare on Australia's welfare services and assistance. This report is the first major attempt to describe the provision of welfare services in Australia and contains information on four main welfare service areas: housing assistance; children's services; aged care services; and disability services. The text is backed by 27 charts, 134 tables and 10 special information boxes. A comprehensive index and extensive reference lists are also included.
Changing patterns of residential care 1985-1992: supply and utilisation
Examines the impacts of the changing patterns of residential care in Australia. Current until 1 July 1994.