Exploring how transitional aged care supports older people leaving hospital
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Topic: Aged care
Citation
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2024) Exploring how transitional aged care supports older people leaving hospital, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026, doi:10.25816/1qja-n227.
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Older Australians are more likely to be admitted to hospital than younger Australians, and leaving hospital can be a particularly vulnerable time. The national Transition Care Programme (transition care) provides funding for short-term specialised support to help older people to regain their functional independence after a hospital stay. This In-focus report provides a snapshot of 20,500 people using transition care within a 1-year period. It explores who uses transition care, how it is used, and how the program fits into the broader aged care system.
- ISBN: 978-1-923272-22-4
- DOI: 10.25816/1qja-n227
- Cat. no: AGE 117
- Pages: 21
Findings from this report:
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Around 3 in 5 people returned to the community after starting transition care in 2020–21
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Almost 9 in 10 people who returned to the community after transition care improved their functional independence
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People who did not return to the community at the end of transition care had lower functional independence at entry
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Almost all people (86%) used other aged care services after transition care, most commonly home support