Aged care data snapshot—2017

Author:

Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Released:

18 January 2018

Topic:

Spending on aged care , Admissions into aged care , People using aged care , Providers, services and places in aged care

Series:

Aged care data snapshot

Summary

This snapshot of data from the Department of Health provides key figures about aged care in the 2016–17 financial year up to 30 June 2017. Data are provided about spending on aged care, assessments and approvals, aged care clients, and the Australian population. The programs included in this data snapshot are: residential aged care, Home Care Packages, Restorative Care (Transition Care and Short-Term Restorative Care), and the Commonwealth Home Support Programme.

An interactive dashboard which presents a selection of this data is available on GEN.

Data download

Aged care data snapshot—2017

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Interactive dashboard

Aged care data snapshot dashboard 2017

(Link)