This working paper, Expected
length of stay in nursing homes and hostels over a lifetime in
Australia (Welfare working paper no. 23, 1999)
estimates the lengths of stay in nursing homes and hostels over a
lifetime. Expected lengths of stay in nursing homes and hostels are
estimated at various ages by sex. The results are compared with the
life expectancy of the general population and the life expectancy
of the population with severe or profound disability.
1996-97 data is used in this study.