Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2017) Hospital care for patients aged 85 and over, 2014–15, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 25 March 2023.
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Hospital care for patients aged 85 and over, 2014–15. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 10 March 2017, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/hospital-care-for-patients-aged-85-and-over-2014
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hospital care for patients aged 85 and over, 2014–15 [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2017 [cited 2023 Mar. 25]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/hospital-care-for-patients-aged-85-and-over-2014
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2017, Hospital care for patients aged 85 and over, 2014–15, viewed 25 March 2023, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/hospital-care-for-patients-aged-85-and-over-2014
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Information on care for patients aged 85 years and over in public and private hospitals for the period 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015, and comparative information for the previous 10 years.
In 2014–15, people aged 85 and over (2% of the total population) accounted for 7% (690,658) of all hospital separations
The majority (55%) of separations for patients aged 85 and over were for females
The total number of separations for patients aged 85 and over almost doubled, 359,472 in 2005–06 to 690,658 in 2014–15
The average length of stay for overnight separations for patients aged 85 and over was 8.4 days
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