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released: 6 Oct 2006

Nine projects were established under the Aged Care Innovative Pool Disability Aged Care Interface Pilot to trial new approaches to community-based aged care for people with disabilities who experience an increased need for support due to ageing. The projects have targeted eligible people living in supported accommodation facilities funded under the Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement. Throughout 2004 and 2005, the AIHW evaluated the projects in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. The evaluation gathered information about the ageing-related needs of Pilot clients, the service activity profiles of projects, and evidence on individual outcomes and care experiences. This information is made available to inform policy discussions concerning the interface between national disability support and aged care programs.

ISSN 1325-6035; ISBN 978 1 74024 611 8; Cat. no. AGE 50; 322pp.; $37.00

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material (301K PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Acknowledgements
    • Abbreviations
    • Overview of the evaluation
  • Sections
    1. Background and context (286K PDF)
      • 1.1 Origins of the Innovative Pool Disability Aged Care Interface Pilot
      • 1.2 Service issues for the target group
      • 1.3 Targeting people who need aged care
      • 1.4 Overview of Pilot projects
      • 1.5 Evaluation methods, limitations and coverage
    2. A profile of Pilot clients (324K PDF)
      • 2.1 Socio-demographic snapshot
      • 2.2 Core activity limitations
      • 2.3 Activities of daily living measures
      • 2.4 Participation measures
      • 2.5 Corollary: clients with intellectual disability
    3. New care choices (436K PDF)
      • 3.1 Far North Coast Disability and Aged Care Consortium
      • 3.2 Central West People with a Disability who are Ageing
      • 3.3 Northern Sydney Disability Aged Care Pilot
      • 3.4 MS Changing Needs
      • 3.5 Interlink Flexible Aged Care Packages
      • 3.6 Disability and Ageing Lifestyle Project
      • 3.7 Disability Aged Care Service
      • 3.8 Ageing In Place
      • 3.9 Cumberland Prospect Disability Aged Care Pilot
      • 3.10 Case studies
      • 3.11 Main findings
    4. Living longer in the community (216K PDF)
      • 4.1 Short-term accommodation outcomes
      • 4.2 Levels of additional support for ageing in place
      • 4.3 Main findings
    5. Cost of Pilot services
      • 5.1 Comparative cost of Pilot services
      • 5.2 Expenditure patterns
      • 5.3 Main findings
    6. Care Experience Survey (301K PDF)
      • 6.1 Summary of results
      • 6.2 Survey aims, methodology and limitations
      • 6.3 Response rates
      • 6.4 Respondent identity
      • 6.5 Thematic framework
      • 6.6 Survey results
    7. Conclusion
      • 7.1 Benefits of the Pilot to individuals and service delivery systems
      • 7.2 Identified weaknesses of the Pilot model
      • 7.3 Summation
  • End matter (378K PDF)
    • Appendix A: Overall client profiles
    • Appendix B: Project profiles
      • Far North Coast Disability and Aged Care Consortium
      • Central West People with a Disability who are Ageing
      • Northern Sydney Disability Aged Care Pilot
      • MS Changing Needs
      • Interlink Flexible Aged Care Packages
      • Disability and Ageing Lifestyle Project
      • Disability Aged Care Service
      • Ageing In Place
      • Cumberland Prospect Disability Aged Care Pilot
    • Appendix C: Services and expenditure tables
    • References

Recommended citation

Hales C, Ross L & Ryan C 2006. National evaluation of the Aged Care Innovative Pool Disability Aged Care Interface Pilot: final report. Cat. no. AGE 50. Canberra: AIHW.