Overview

In Australia, the aged care system offers a range of options to meet the different care needs of each individual. The desire of many older Australians to remain in their own homes as they age has led to an increasing focus on the provision of aged care services in community settings.

More reports and statistics on aged care can be found under Dementia, Older people and Palliative care services.

Latest findings

Two thirds of admissions into aged care in 2017–18 were to residential care Around 229,000 people began using aged care services in 2017–18 People who left permanent residential care in 2017–18 had stayed an average of 2 and a half years Just under a quarter of admissions into aged care in 2017–18 were to home care The most common reason for people leaving residential aged care was death 56% of people who left home care in 2017–18 went to residential care

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