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released: 9 Jul 1999 media release

Provides the first comprehensive statistical information on residential aged care facilities and their residents since the introduction of structural reforms in late 1997. The report contains information on the capacity of residential aged care facilities, their residents and resident characteristics, levels of dependency among residents, and admissions and separations.

ISSN 1329 5705; ISBN 978 1 74024 003 1; Cat. no. AGE 14; 98pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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Full publication (100K PDF  tables excluded)

  • Preliminary material (25K PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgements
  • Chapters
    • Main features (50K PDF)
    • The data and its limitations (21K PDF)
    • Section 1: Population and residential aged care service capacity (157K XLS)
      Population data in this section are derived from population estimates compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Other data are derived from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care database on approved residential aged care facilities for the aged as at 30 June 1998.
    • Section 2: Residents and their characteristics (351K XLS)
      These tables are based on those residents in residential aged care facilities at 30 June 1998. Some basic characteristics of the residents are presented.
    • Section 3: Admissions and separations (203K XLS)
      These tables refer to admissions and separations from residential aged care facilities between 1 January and 30 June 1998. An individual can have more than one admission during the period. Transfers are excluded from the tables in this section.
    • Section 4: Characteristics of newly admitted residents (189K XLS)
      These tables in this section refer to people who were admitted to residential aged care facilities during the period from 1 January to 30 June 1998.
    • Section 5: Resident dependency (204K XLS)
      The tables in this section describe dependency levels among the residents in residential aged care facilities. Resident dependency levels are based on the Resident Classification Scale, which classifies residents into eight categories. Category 1 represents the highest dependency level and category 8 the lowest.
  • End matter (22K PDF)
    • Glossary
    • References

Recommended citation

AIHW 1999. Residential aged care facilities in Australia 1998: a statistical overview. Aged Care Statistics Series. Cat. no. AGE 14. Canberra: AIHW.