GEN aged care website launched 15 August 2017

The new aged care data website, GEN, was launched at Parliament House on 15 August 2017 by the Minister for Aged Care, Ken Wyatt AM, MP.  Minister Wyatt said the new GEN website provides a comprehensive one–stop shop for data and information about aged care services in Australia.  ‘Australians value quality information on our aged care system, but it hasn’t always been readily available or easy to understand,’ Minister Wyatt said.

Minister Ken Wyatt launches
GEN aged care data website

‘The GEN website uses simple and easy to understand language to report on capacity and activity in the aged care system focusing on the people, their care assessments and the services they use. ‘It is designed to cater for all levels of users, from students looking for information for assignments, to academics and aged care service providers seeking high quality data and analysis.

‘Each section of the website provides an overview with infographics and factsheets on the topic, and gives users the option to explore the data in greater detail.’ Minister Wyatt said GEN is Australia’s only central, independent repository of national aged care data and it is a great resource for those looking to find out more about the aged care system.

Minister for aged care, Ken Wyatt and Barry Sandison, Director of the AIHW with staff and residents of St Andrews Village, Hughes, ACT


‘GEN provides consumers with access to more information than ever before on Australia’s aged care system, including options of searching data nationally, by state or through one of our 73 Aged Care Planning Regions.’ 
 

The website accesses the data and information from the National Aged Care Data Clearinghouse, which is managed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.   The National Aged Care Data Clearinghouse was established in 2013, with the aim of increasing the availability, accessibility and coordination of aged care data.

Staff from the AIHW meet with Minister Ken Wyatt. From L-R
Felicity Van Der Zwan, Veronique Thouroude, Nathan Wakefield, Minister Wyatt, Deanne Johnson and Mark Cooper-Stanbury.