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Exploring pathways for younger people living in residential aged care
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Topic: Aged care
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2023) Exploring pathways for younger people living in residential aged care, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 17 June 2026.
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Aged care services in Australia are provided based on need and, due to a range of circumstances, younger people (aged less than 65 years) are living in permanent residential aged care. Using linked data, this report explores a cohort of more than 27,900 younger people who lived in permanent residential aged care at some stage over an 11-year period, between 2009–10 to 2019–20. Key characteristics and patterns of care use are presented.
- ISBN: 978-1-922802-51-4
- Cat. no: AGE 109
- Pages: 40
Findings from this report:
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The number of younger people living in permanent care has been decreasing since 2016–17
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19% of younger people who first entered permanent care from 2009–10, had no prior contact with an aged care service
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Dementia was recorded for 18% of younger people who first entered permanent care between 2016–17 to 2019–20
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Receiving formal home support before entering permanent care was the most common pathway, 34% followed this pathway