Where were people living when they died?
Of the nearly 79,000 people living with dementia who had a hospitalisation in 2017, 36% died in the 12-months following their first hospitalisation. Of these, almost 3 in 4 people (73%) were aged care residents at the time of their death. In contrast, 12% of people without dementia died in the 12-months after their first hospitalisation and less than 1 in 4 people (23%) were aged care residents at the time of their death.
For people living with dementia and people without dementia, people who were aged care residents at the time of their death typically died in their aged care facility (about 71%) and people who were community-dwellers typically died in hospital or the emergency department (about 79%, Figure 4).These findings were observed in age groups and for men and women (Table S1.4).
Figure 4 Physical place of death for people living with dementia and people without dementia who died during their first hospitalisation or in the 12-months after discharge
Source: AIHW NIHSI 2018–19, analysis of NIHSI.