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Use of aged care services before death
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Topic: Aged care
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2015) Use of aged care services before death, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 4 June 2026.
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This bulletin examines people’s use of aged care services in the 8 years before death, using the cohort of 116,481 people who died in 2010–11 aged at least 65. Overall, 80% of these people had used aged care in the 8 years before death, and three-fifths were aged care clients when they died. Just under half of the cohort began using aged care more than 4 years before their death.
- ISSN: 1833-1238
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-694-8
- Cat. no: CSI 21
- Pages: 42
Findings from this report:
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Overall, 80% of these people had used aged care in the 8 years before death.
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Three-fifths of people were aged care clients when they died
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Just under half (47%) of the cohort began using aged care more than 4 years before their death
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3 in 5 people were current clients of an aged care program when they died