Aged care packages in the community 2006-07: a statistical overview

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Aged care statistics series no. 27

Aged care packages in the community 2006-07: a statistical overview presents key statistics on the provision Australian Government funded aged care packages and the characteristics of care recipients. This publication covers packages provided through the Community Aged Care Packages (CACP) program, the Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) program, and the Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia (EACH Dementia) program. These packages provide care to people in their own homes. CACPs provide care for people eligible for at least low-level residential aged care, while EACH and EACH Dementia packages provide a higher level of care to people eligible for high-level residential aged care. The report provides detailed statistics on the sociodemographic characteristics of care recipients and the patterns of the recipients' admissions and separations. The data presented in this report are a useful resource for those involved in policy development, policy review and the planning of aged care services, with a specific interest in the provision of these packages.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 14 August 2008; ISSN 1325-6035; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 819 8; AIHW cat. no. AGE 57; 132pp.; $28.00

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  • Preliminary material
    • Half title and verso pages
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols
    • Key findings
  • Sections
    1. Introduction
    2. Services and provision (tables: 78KB XLS)
      1. Packages
      2. Service outlets
      3. Occupancy
    3. CACP recipients (tables: 144KB XLS)
      1. Age and sex distribution
      2. Younger care recipients (aged under 65 years)
      3. Birthplace and preferred language
      4. Usual residence status
      5. Living arrangements
      6. 'Special needs' groups
      7. Admissions and separations
    4. EACH recipients (tables: 146KB XLS)
      1. Location
      2. Age and sex distribution
      3. Birthplace and preferred language
      4. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander care recipients
      5. Living arrangements
      6. Carer status
      7. Admissions and separations
    5. EACH Dementia recipients (tables: 77KB XLS)
      1. Location
      2. Demographic characteristics
      3. Carer status
      4. Admissions and separations
    6. Comparative statistics for CACP, EACH and EACH Dementia programs (tables: 47KB XLS)
  • End matter
    • Appendixes (tables: 47KB XLS)
      1. Additional tables
      2. Data sources and limitations
    • Glossary
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures

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  1. '... 19.9 community care packages...' was corrected to read '... 21.8 community care packages...',  paragraph 5, page viii. (14 August 2008)