Community care packages in Australia 1998-99: a statistical overview

Presents key statistics on the levels of service provision of the Commonwealth-funded Community Care Packages program. Detailed statistics on the socio-demographic characteristics of care package recipients and the patterns of the recipients' admissions and separations are also provided. The data presented in this report are useful for those involved in policy development, policy review and the planning of aged care services with a specific interest in community care packages.