Community aged care packages in Australia 2002-03: a statistical overview
This report is the fifth annual compilation of national data prepared by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) on Community Aged Care Packages - an Australian Government funded program designed to provide assistance to enable frail or older people with complex care needs to continue living in the community. The aim of this report is to highlight the characteristics of care recipients and patterns of service provision of the Community Aged Care Package program.
Day therapy centre census 2002: a report of the 2002 Census conducted, requested and funded by Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
The Day Therapy Centre Census 2002 presents the results of a comprehensive national data collection of Day Therapy Centres and their care recipients. The Day Therapy Centre Program subsidises a range of therapies for frail older people living in the community and for residents of Australian Government funded residential aged care. Therapies include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and podiatry. The data collected provide an insight into the needs and circumstances of those accessing this care and provide information on current service delivery patterns.The data in this report are useful for aged and community care service planners, service providers and researchers in the field.
Interface between hospital and residential aged care, feasibility study on linking hospital morbidity and residential aged care data
Knowledge of the interface between acute hospital care, community care and residential aged care is important in order to ensure that older people receive the most appropriate care. However, existing national data provide poor information on the movements of clients between the sectors. During 2001 and 2002 the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare explored the feasibility of linking - without using names - the currently available national hospital morbidity and residential aged care collections to produce a linked data set for examining key policy issues. This report presents the results of these investigations. The study was carried out under the auspices of the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council Working Group on the Care of Older Australians.
Older patients attending general practice in Australia 2000-02
This report is the first study of GP encounters with older patients in Australia. It is a secondary analysis of data from the third and fourth years of the BEACH program. It describes the characteristics of older patients and the content of their GP encounters. Comparisons are made between the encounters with patients aged 65-74 years, and those aged 75 years or more. Results are also compared with an earlier study conducted in 1990-91. This report examines the management rates and prevalence of the most common chronic conditions. The characteristics of the patients, their problems and management are also examined for encounters at which an Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) item was recorded.
Day care therapy centre program data dictionary version 1.0
This publication outlines the aim of the Day Therapy Centre (DTC) Program, which is to provide a wide range of therapies such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and podiatry to frail older people living in the community and to residents of Commonwealth-funded residential aged care facilities.The Data Dictionary documents the outcomes of development work undertaken by the Institute, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, during 2001 and 2002 and includes definitions of the individual data items needed to assist with planning and policy development in the DTC program.
Aged care assessment program data dictionary version 1.0
The Aged Care Assessment Program is an important part of Australia's aged and community care system. It aims to assess the needs of frail older people and facilitate access to care services appropriate to their needs. This data dictionary supports the collection and reporting of the Aged Care Assessment Program Minimum Data Set, by providing definitions for all the data elements in that collection. Use of this Dictionary will help ensure that the data on which the Aged Care Assessment Program is based are uniform and of high quality.
Older Australia at a glance (third edition)
Australia's population is ageing and as baby boomers move into old age this trend is set to gather greater momentum over the next three decades. Significant changes will flow to all aspects of social and economic life as both the number and proportion of older people in the community increase. This third edition of Older Australia at a Glance provides insights into the diversity of the older population of Australia at the beginning of the 21st century, where they are living, what they are doing, how healthy they are and the services they are using.
Ageing and dental health
This monograph comprises four papers that were presented in a symposium on 'Ageing and Dental Health' at the World Congress of Gerontology held in Adelaide, 1997. These presentations covered several aspects of aging and dental health from clinical, research and service provision perspectives using Australian and international data.
Geriatric and special care dentistry workshop
Reflection on the 3rd International Conference
In this issue... Future challenges; By any measure, a BIG event; Reflections on the Conference; Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter - A Class Act; Into The Future; Associated meetings and events; Handing Over the Reins; Commonwealth News; Firearms; Using evidence to inform practice to prevent injuries at the local level; Falls In Older People; Injury training opportunities.
Technologies for the treatment of menorrhagia and uterine myomas
Publications in this series present information on the different types of health technologies available to the community with particular reference to the role, effectiveness and costs of these technologies. Such information should be of interest to people affected by these technologies, for instance, older people, their families, health care professionals and government agencies.
Cochlear implants
Publications in this series present information on the different types of health technologies available to the community with particular reference to the role, effectiveness and costs of these technologies. Such information should be of interest to people affected by these technologies, for instance, older people, their families, health care professionals and government agencies.