Understanding mental wellbeing, the presence of mental health conditions, and incidence of self-injury in aged care service users is important to establish needs and plan for policy and service delivery.
This web report provides a snapshot of what is known about the mental health needs of individuals at the time of assessment for aged care services (that is, prior to, or at, entry to care) and of deaths due to suicide while accessing aged care, using linked data from the National Aged Care Data Clearinghouse and the National Death Index.
- Cat. no: AGE 115
Findings from this report:
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Just under 1 in 4 people that received a home care package was recorded with a mental health condition
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About 58% of people entering residential aged care are recorded with a mental health condition
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Death by suicide is more common among people using home care packages than among those living in residential aged care
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Mental health conditions are less commonly recorded for aged care users with increasing age