Table of contents
- List of tables and figures
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- Prevalence of dependency in the aged population
- What is dependency?
- Physical function
- Mental function
- Social function
- Economic function
- 2 Indicators of dependency for national aged care data collections
- Dependency measures
- Indicators of physical function
- Indicators of mental function
- Indicators of social function
- Indicators of economic function
- Dependency measures
- 3 Balance of care: dependency profiles for aged care services
- Data sources
- Client profiles
- Physical function profiles
- Mental function profiles
- Social function profiles
- Economic function profiles
- 4 Discussion
- 5 Issues for consideration
- References
- Abbreviations