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released: 6 May 2004 media release

This report summarises the data collected in the census of the Community Aged Care Packages (CACP) Program conducted by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) during the period 16 September 2002 to 14 October 2002. The aim of the project, conducted for the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, was to gather data about CACP recipients, the assistance that they receive and providers of CACP assistance, to provide an information base for planning and policy development.

ISSN 1329 5705; ISBN 978 1 74024 372 8; Cat. no. AGE 35; 165pp.; $26.00

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Full publication (798K PDF) Tables (256K XLS)

  • Preliminary material (144K PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables and figures
    • Abbreviations
    • Acknowledgments
  • Sections
    1. Introduction (223K PDF)
      • Background
      • The Community Aged Care Packages Program
      • Structure of the report.
    2. Data sources and limitations
      • Scope of the collection
      • Data sources
      • Data quality and limitations
        • Response rates
        • Form A: Service outlet data
        • Form B: Care recipient data
        • General comments
    3. Main features
      • CACP care recipient profile
      • CACP service episodes
      • CACP service providers
  • End matter
    • Appendix 1: Tables (291K PDF) (256K XLS)
      • CACP care recipient profile
      • CACP service episodes
      • CACP service providers
    • Appendix 2: Census forms (205K PDF)
    • Appendix 3: CACP guidelines (433K PDF)
    • Appendix 4: Privacy information (176K PDF)
    • Appendix 5: Definitions of activities of daily living
    • Appendix 6: Recommendations for future census
    • References

Recommended citation

AIHW 2004. Community Aged Care Packages census 2002. Cat. no. AGE 35. Canberra: AIHW.