2013–14
CONCISE FACTS FIGURES
in AGED CARE
This product contains a range of key aged care facts and figures,produced by Aged Care Policy and Reform Group, which are updated as at 21 October 2014.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. PLACES, SERVICES & PROVIDERS ………………………………………….... 3
1.1 Operational aged care places (30June 2014) …………………...... 3
1.2 Operational aged care ratios (30June 2014) …………………………………………………………….4
Main points on 30 June 2014Stocktake ……………………………………….……………...… 5
1.3 Operational providers and services (30 June 2014) .……….………………………………….….. 6
1.4 Operational aged care places 2010–2014 ……………..….……………………………………... 7
1.5 Operational aged care ratios 2010–2014 …………………….……………………………..…… 8
1.6 Ownership of all operational aged care places (organisation type)(30 June 2014)………..…….… 9
1.7 Distribution of all operational aged care places & 70+ population by remoteness (30 June 2014). 10
1.8 2012–13 Aged Care Approvals Round - Summary of new places, ZRIL & grants ……………..11
2. RESIDENTS and CARE RECIPIENTS …………………………………………...12
2.1 People in aged care places 2010–2014 …………………..………………………………………12
2.2 ABS projected number of older Australians in future years …………………..…………...... 13
2.3 Percentage of people in aged care born in non-English speaking countries (2010–2014)…...... 14
2.4 People in aged care (30 June 2014) ……………………………………………………………… 15
2.5 Percentage of people in aged care with preferred language other than English (2010–2014) …….17
2.6 Occupancyin aged care by programme type (2009–10 to 2013–14) ………………………………..18
2.7 Number of HACC clients aged 65years and older (2013–14) ……………………………………...19
2.8 National Respite for Carers Programme – number of primary carers assisted (2013–14) ……… 20
2.9 Number of ACAP assessments completed (2012–13) ……………………………..………..……….21
3.WORKFORCE ……………………….…………………………………………..… 22
3.1 Aged care workforce, all PAYG employees & direct care workers (30 March 2012) …..…………22
3.2 Percentage of direct care employees in the aged care workforce (30 March 2012) ……..…..……..23
4.EXPENDITURE …………………………………………………………….….……24
4.1 Average accommodation bond agreed with new residents (2009–10 to 2013–14) ………..………. 24
4.2 EstimatedAustralian Government funding (2014–15 to 2017–18) …………………….………….... 25
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1.PLACES, SERVICES & PROVIDERS
1.1 Total number of all operational aged care places(30June 2014)
State/ territory / Residential care (a) / Home care low (b) / Home carehigh(c) / Total home care(a) / Total residential + home care / Transition care / Grand totalNSW / 66,780 / 17,307 / 3,826 / 21,133 / 87,913 / 1,378 / 89,291
Vic / 49,921 / 13,062 / 2,977 / 16,039 / 65,960 / 1,000 / 66,960
Qld / 34,208 / 9,710 / 3,107 / 12,817 / 47,025 / 733 / 47,758
WA / 16,238 / 4,863 / 2,921 / 7,784 / 24,022 / 346 / 24,368
SA / 18,077 / 4,427 / 846 / 5,273 / 23,350 / 347 / 23,697
Tas / 4,880 / 1,334 / 343 / 1,677 / 6,557 / 109 / 6,666
ACT / 2,073 / 691 / 487 / 1,178 / 3,251 / 58 / 3,309
NT / 657 / 871 / 182 / 1,053 / 1,710 / 29 / 1,739
Australia / 192,834 / 52,265 / 14,689 / 66,954 / 259,788 / 4,000 / 263,788
Source: 30June 2014 Stocktake of Australian Government Subsidised Aged Care Places.
(a)Includes places in Multi-purpose services (MPS), National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Programme & Innovative Care.
(b)Includes Home care places level1 and level2 and home care places in MPS, National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Programme & Innovative Care.
(c)Includes Home care places level3 and level4 only.
1.2 Total operational aged care ratios (places per 1,000people aged 70years and over)(30June 2014)
State/ territory / Residential care (a) / Home care low (b) / Home care high (c) / Total home care(a) / Total residential plushome care (planning ratio) / Transition care / Grand totalNSW / 84.5 / 21.9 / 4.8 / 26.7 / 111.2 / 1.7 / 112.9
Vic / 84.1 / 22.0 / 5.0 / 27.0 / 111.1 / 1.7 / 112.8
Qld / 78.8 / 22.4 / 7.2 / 29.5 / 108.3 / 1.7 / 110.0
WA / 74.4 / 22.3 / 13.4 / 35.7 / 110.0 / 1.6 / 111.6
SA / 91.5 / 22.4 / 4.3 / 26.7 / 118.2 / 1.8 / 120.0
Tas / 80.0 / 21.9 / 5.6 / 27.5 / 107.5 / 1.8 / 109.2
ACT / 70.6 / 23.5 / 16.6 / 40.1 / 110.7 / 2.0 / 112.7
NT / 76.4 / 101.3 / 21.2 / 122.5 / 198.9 / 3.4 / 202.2
Australia / 82.6 / 22.4 / 6.3 / 28.7 / 111.3 / 1.7 / 113.0
Source: 30June 2014 Stocktake of Australian Government Subsidised Aged Care Places.
(a)Includes places in MPS, National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Programme and Innovative Care.
(b)Includes Home care places level1 and level2 and home care places in MPS, National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Programme and Innovative Care.
(c)Includes Home care places level3 and level4 only.
Note: The national operational planning target ratios are 80.0 for residential care and 45.0 for home care (total of 125.0) places per 1,000people aged 70years and over to be met by 2021–22.
Main points on30June 2014 Stocktake of Australian Government Subsidised Aged Care Places
- 192,834 operational residential care places (of which 189,283 were non-flexible places)(a)
- 66,954 operational home care places (b)(of which 66,149places were Level1 to 4 under the Home Care Packages Programme)
- 259,788 operational residential and home care places (b). In addition there are 4,000operational transition care places
- 82.6operational residential care places per 1,000people aged 70years and over. (84.5in 2013.)
- 28.7operational home care places per 1,000people aged 70years and over. (27.2 in 2013.)
- 111.3is the operational planning ratio (residential + home care ratio). (111.7 in 2013.)
(a)Flexible places include residential care places in Multi-purpose services (MPS), National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Programme services and Innovative Care services.
(b)Includes flexible places in MPS, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Programme services and Innovative Care services.
Note: The national operational planning target ratios are 80.0 for residential care and 45.0 for home care (total of 125.0) places per 1,000people aged 70years and over to be met by 2021–22.
1.3 Number of operational providers and services(30June 2014)
Care type / Number of all providers / Number of all providers in rural/ remote(c) / Number of all services / Number of all services in rural/ remote(c)Residential care (non-flexible)(a) / 1,016 / 483 / 2,688 / 1,024
Home care (non-flexible)(a) / 504 / 294 / 2,212 / 940
Residential care & home care (a)(b) / 1,277 / 634 / 4,900 / 1,964
Multi-purpose services (MPS) / 24 / 24 / 147 / 147
Innovative care / 8 / 4 / 9 / 4
Transition care / 10 / 9 / 87 / 43
National Aboriginal & Torres Strait IslanderFlexible Aged Care Programme / 30 / 26 / 30 / 26
Grand total(all care types) (b) / 1,328 / 678 / 5,173 / 2,184
Source: 30June 2014 Stocktake of Australian Government Subsidised Aged Care Places.
(a)ExcludesMulti-purpose services (MPS), Innovative Care National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander FlexibleAged Care Programme services.
(b)The number of operational providers is a unique total.
(c)Rural/remote is defined here as all ABS Remoteness Areas excluding Major Cities.
1.4 All operational Australian Government subsidised aged care places 2010–2014(30June)
Care type / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014Residential care / 182,936 / 185,559 / 187,941 / 189,761 / 192,834
Home care(a) / 51,530 / 58,471 / 60,949 / 61,087 / 66,954
Total residential & home care / 234,466 / 244,030 / 248,890 / 250,848 / 259,788
Transition care / 2,698 / 3,349 / 4,000 / 4,000 / 4,000
Grand total / 237,164 / 247,379 / 252,890 / 254,848 / 263,788
Source: 30June2010 to 30June 2014 Stocktakes of Australian Government Subsidised Aged Care Places.
(a)From 2010 to 2013 data includes CACP, EACH & EACH Dementia packages and all flexible community care places in Multi-purpose services (MPS), Innovative Care and under the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Programme. On 1August 2013 the Home Care Packages Programme replaced the former community packaged care programmes –Community Aged Care Packages (CACP), Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) packages and EACH Dementia packages. The 2014 figure also includes all flexible home care places included in flexible services prior to 2014.
1.5 Total operational aged care ratios (places per 1,000people aged 70years and over)2010–2014 (30 June) (a)
Care type / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014Residential care / 86.8 / 85.8 / 84.4 / 84.5 / 82.6
Home care(b) / 24.5 / 27.0 / 27.4 / 27.2 / 28.7
Total residential & home care (planning ratio) / 111.3 / 112.8 / 111.8 / 111.7 / 111.3
Transition care / 1.3 / 1.5 / 1.8 / 1.8 / 1.7
Grand total / 112.5 / 114.3 / 113.6 / 113.5 / 113.0
Source: 30June 2010 to 30June 2014 Stocktakes of Australian Government Subsidised Aged Care Places.
(a)The nationaloperationalplanning target ratios are 80.0for residential care and 45.0 for home care (total of 125.0) places per 1,000people aged 70years and over to be met by 2021–22.
(b) From 2010 to 2013 data includes CACP, EACH & EACH Dementia packages and all flexible community care places in Multi-purpose services (MPS), Innovative Care under the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Programme. On 1August 2013 the Home Care Packages Programme replaced the former community packaged care programmes –Community Aged Care Packages (CACP), Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) packages and EACH Dementia packages. The 2014 figure also includes all flexible home care places included in flexible services prior to 2014.
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1.6 Ownership of all operational aged care placesby provider organisation type(30June 2014) (per cent) (a)
Provider organisation type / Residential care / Homecare / TotalNot-for-profit / 57% / 81% / 63%
For-profit / 37% / 10% / 30%
State & local gov. / 7% / 9% / 7%
Total / 100% / 100% / 100%
Source: 30June 2014Stocktake of Australian Government Subsidised Aged Care Places.
(a)Includes flexible places in Multi-purpose services (MPS), Innovative CareNational Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Programme servicesbut excludesthe 4,000TransitionCare places.
Notes: The Transition Care places are operated by state territory governments.
Percentages have been rounded and may not add to 100%.
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1.7 Distribution of all operational aged care places and Australia70+populationby remoteness(30June 2014) (per cent)(a)
ABS remoteness classification / Residentialcare / Homecare
(b) / Total residential + home care / Australia 70+population
Major cities / 68.4 / 68.8 / 68.5 / 66.2
Inner regional / 21.4 / 20.5 / 21.2 / 22.4
Outer regional / 8.8 / 8.1 / 8.6 / 9.9
Remote / 0.9 / 1.2 / 1.0 / 1.0
Very remote / 0.5 / 1.4 / 0.7 / 0.4
Total / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100%
Source: 30June 2014Stocktakeof Australian Government Subsidised Aged Care Placescustomised Australian population projections preparedfor DSS by the ABS,according to assumptions set by DSS.
(a) Includes all operational flexible places in Multi-purpose services (MPS), Innovative Careand National Aboriginal TorresStrait Islander Flexible Aged Care Programme services but excludes the 4,000Transition Care places.
(b)Places are based on the physical address of the services and may not correspond to where the care is delivered.
Note: Percentages have been rounded and may not add to 100%.
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1.82012–13 Aged Care Approvals Round – Summary of new aged care places, ZRIL grants allocations(announced 5July 2013)
State/territory / Number of
residential places / Number of home care packages(a) / Estimated
annual recurrent funding ($m) / Zero real
Interestloans($m) / Capital
grants
($m)
level
1 / level
2 / level
3 / level
4 / Total
NSW / 2,302 / 485 / 1,075 / 375 / 210 / 2,145 / 145.9 / 36.7 / 2.2
Vic / 2,235 / 350 / 854 / 272 / 150 / 1,626 / 142.3 / 27.4 / 23.6
Qld / 2,011 / 245 / 780 / 210 / 65 / 1,300 / 129.8 / 40.4 / 12.7
WA / 811 / 30 / 30 / 10 / 10 / 80 / 50.6 / 25.0 / 2.8
SA / 185 / 135 / 200 / 100 / 71 / 506 / 21.7 / 17.2 / 3.2
Tas / 51 / 50 / 50 / 35 / 15 / 150 / 5.9 / 9.7 / 6.5
ACT / 180 / – / – / – / – / – / 8.0 / – / –
NT / – / 8 / 8 / 8 / 4 / 28 / 1.1 / – / –
Total / 7,775 / 1,303 / 2,997 / 1,010 / 525 / 5,835 / $505.3m / $156.4m / $51.0m
– Nil
(a)These places were counted as allocated (not operational) in the 30June 2013 Stocktake of Australian Government Subsidised Aged Care Places. On 1August 2013 the Home Care Packages Programme replacedthe former community packaged care programmes – Community Aged Care Packages (CACP), Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) packages and EACH Dementia packages.
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2.RESIDENTS and CARE RECIPIENTS
2.1 Number of people in Australian Government subsidised aged care places2010–2014(30June)(a)
Care type / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014Residential care(permanent & respite) / 166,338 / 168,998 / 171,065 / 173,094 / 176,816
Home care(b) / 47,642 / 50,853 / 53,975 / 56,515 / 59,739
Total residential & home care / 213,980 / 219,851 / 225,040 / 229,609 / 236,555
Transition care / 2,269 / 2,869 / 3,367 / 3,424 / 3,339
Grand total / 216,249 / 222,720 / 228,407 / 233,033 / 239,894
Source: Cognos Core Cross Program Analysis cube and2014 home care data from DSS Ageing and Aged Care Data Warehouse sourced from the DHS Payment System.
(a) Excludes residents and care recipients in flexible services in Multi-purpose services (MPS), National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program services and Innovative Care.
(b) From 2010 to 2013 data includes CACP, EACH EACH Dementia packages only. On 1August 2013 the Home Care Packages Programme replacedthe former community packaged care programmes–Community Aged Care Packages (CACP), Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) packages and EACH Dementia packages.
2.2 ABS projected number of older Australians in future years (June)
Age group / 2014 / 2024 / 2034 / 2044 / 2054Number of older Australians(’000)
65 years + / 3,451 / 4,737 / 6,064 / 7,140 / 8,392
70 years + / 2,332 / 3,364 / 4,552 / 5,486 / 6,307
75 years + / 1,514 / 2,194 / 3,107 / 3,874 / 4,476
80 years + / 904 / 1,224 / 1,887 / 2,519 / 2,984
85years + / 455 / 595 / 955 / 1,349 / 1,662
90 years + / 161 / 229 / 339 / 552 / 754
Total population / 23,524 / 27,690 / 31,665 / 35,401 / 39,036
Per cent of total population
65 years + / 14.7 / 17.1 / 19.2 / 20.2 / 21.5
70 years + / 9.9 / 12.1 / 14.4 / 15.5 / 16.2
75 years + / 6.4 / 7.9 / 9.8 / 10.9 / 11.5
80 years + / 3.8 / 4.4 / 6.0 / 7.1 / 7.6
85 years + / 1.9 / 2.1 / 3.0 / 3.8 / 4.3
90 years + / 0.7 / 0.8 / 1.1 / 1.6 / 1.9
Source: ABS Population Projections, Australia, 2012 to 2100 (Cat. No. 3222.0) seriesB (2013).
2.3 Percentage of residents and consumers in aged care born in non-English speaking countries in aged care 2010–2014 (30June) (per cent)
Programmes / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014Residential care
(permanent & respite) / 16.0 / 16.5 / 16.9 / 17.5 / 17.9
Home care / 22.8 / 23.1 / 23.3 / 23.5 / 24.0
Total residential & home care / 17.5 / 18.0 / 18.4 / 19.0 / 19.5
Source: Cognos Core Cross Program Analysis cubeand2014 home care data from DSS Ageing and Aged Care Data Warehouse sourced from the DHS Payment System.
Note: Excludes people who did not respond on the Aged Care Client Record (ACCR) to the question, ‘In which country was the client born?’
2.4Number of people in aged care (30June 2014)
People / Residential care (permanent & respite) / Home care packages (a) / Transitioncare / All HACC(2013–14) (b)
Number of people / 176,816 / 59,739 / 3,339 / n.a.
Number of distinct people who received care any time during 2013–14 / 254,929 / 83,144 / 23,519 / 996,127
Average age (years) / 84.5 / 82.3 / 80.3 / 71.7
Proportion aged 65+ / 96% / 96% / 95% / 77%
Proportion aged 70+ / 93% / 91% / 87% / 69%
Proportion aged 80+ / 77% / 66% / 59% / 42%
Proportion aged 90+ / 31% / 18% / 14% / 9%
Proportion female / 69% / 68% / 63% / 63%
Proportion indigenous
(self-reported) (c) / 0.8% / 3.8% / 0.7% / 3.0%
Proportion CALD (d) / 18% / 24% / 21% / 20%
Source: 2013–14 Home and Community Care Minimum Data Set (unpublished), Cognos Core Cross Program Analysis cube and home care data from DSS Ageing and Aged Care Data Warehouse sourced from the DHS Payment System.
Note: Residential and Home care data are for non-flexible services only, i.e. excludes residents and care recipients in Multi-purpose services (MPS), Innovative Care and indigenous people who access the 30National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Programme services.
Data on the number of people as at 30June 2014 and during 2013–14 is not for public release before 2013–14 RoACA is
published in late November 2014.
(a)Includes home care places level1 to 4 only. It excludes home care places in flexible services in MPS, Innovative Care &
National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Programme services.
(b)775,959 of all the 996,127Home and Community Care (HACC) clients were aged 65years and over (50years and over for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people) in the Commonwealth HACC Programme (NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, ACT & NT) and the joint HACC Programme in Vic and WA.
(c)No data is available on indigenous people in National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Programme services, MPS or Innovative care so data in this category is incomplete.
(d)Includes people born overseas in countries other than Main English speaking countries (i.e. the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada, United States of America and South Africa).
n.a.: Not available.
2.5Percentage of residents and consumers in aged care with preferred language other than English 2010–2014 (30June) (per cent)
Programmes / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014Residential care
(permanent & respite) / 9.6 / 9.6 / 9.6 / 9.6 / 9.5
Home care / 14.8 / 14.7 / 14.3 / 14.1 / n.a.
Total residential & home care / 10.7 / 10.8 / 10.7 / 10.7 / n.a.
Source: Cognos Core Cross Program Analysis cubeand2014 home care data from DSS Ageing and Aged Care Data Warehouse sourced from the DHS Payment System.
Notes: Includes people whose preferred language was Australian Indigenous.
Excludes people who did not respond on the Aged Care Client Record (ACCR) to the question, ‘What language(s) are spoken at home?’
n.a.: Not available–due to missing home care data from DHS new payment system.
2.6Occupancy in aged care by programme type (2009–10 to 2013–14) (per cent)(a)
Programmes / 2009–10 / 2010–11 / 2011–12 / 2012–13 / 2013–14Residential care / 92.4 / 93.1 / 92.8 / 92.7 / 93.0
Home care / 92.2 / 91.0 / 90.3 / 92.0 / 88.4
Source: Cognos Occupancycubeandupdated figures from the 2013–14 Cognos Residential Occupancy cube and updated 2013–14 home care data from DSS Ageing and Aged Care Data Warehouse sourced from the 2013–14 DHS Payment System.
(a)Excludes residents and care recipients in Multi-purpose services (MPS), Innovative Care and National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Programme places.
Note:On 1August 2013 the Home Care Packages Programme replacedthe former community packaged care programmes – Community Aged Care Packages (CACP), Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) packages and EACH Dementia packages.
2.7Number of Home and Community Care (HACC) clients aged 65years and older(2013–14)(a)
NSW / Vic / Qld / WA / SA / Tas / ACT / NT / Australia229,332 / 217,745 / 152,583 / 57,599 / 83,370 / 22,708 / 10,556 / 2,066 / 775,959
Source: 2013–14 Home and Community Care Minimum Data Set (unpublished).
(a): HACC clients aged 65years and over (50years and over for Aboriginal & TorresStrait Islander people) in the Commonwealth HACC Programme (NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, ACT & NT) and the joint HACC Programme in Vic and WA.
2.8National Respite for Carers Programme(NRCP) – number of primary carers assisted (2013–14)
Carers assisted / NSW / Vic / Qld / WA / SA / Tas / ACT / NT / AustraliaTotal carers assisted / 31,981 / 23,551 / 20,678 / 9,850 / 8,429 / 7,258 / 3,399 / 1,610 / 106,756
Note:National Respite for Carers Programme includes carers assisted through Commonwealth Respite and CarelinkCentres.
2.9Number of aged care assessments completed under the ACAP(2012–13)(a)
NSW / Vic / Qld / WA / SA / Tas / ACT / NT / Australia60,996 / 53,374 / 30,640 / 18,097 / 13,338 / 4,854 / 2,089 / 892 / 184,280
(a)Data is sourced from the Ageing and Aged Care Data Warehouse from the ACAPMinimum Data Set.
3.WORKFORCE (October 2012 estimates)
- 3.1% of the Australian workforce works (as PAYG employees)in aged care (Sept 2014)
- 90%of direct care workforce arefemale (in both residential and community sectors)
- 27.2% aged 55+ years(residential, direct care) compared to 17.2%in overallworkforce
- Predominantly employed on a part-time, permanent basis 72% residential, 62% community.
3.1 Size of the aged care workforce, all PAYG employees & direct care workers (30March 2012)
Employees / Residentialworkforce / Communityworkforce / Total aged care workforceDirect care / 147,086 (61%) / 93,359 (39%) / 240,445 (100%)
Non-direct care / 55,258 (49%) / 56,442 (51%) / 111,700 (100%)
% direct care / of all PAYG employees / 72.7% / 62.3% / 68.3%
% non-direct / 27.3% / 37.7% / 31.7%
All PAYG employees / 202,344 (100%) / 149,801 (100%) / 352,145 (100%)
Source:Based on data from the 2012 National Aged Care Workforce Census and Survey, conductedby the National Instituteof LabourStudies (NILS).
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3.2 Percentage of direct care employees in the aged care workforce(30 March 2012)(per cent)
Employees / Residential care / Community careRegistered nurse (RN) / 14.9 / 8.2
Enrolled nurse (EN) / 11.5 / 3.9
Nurse practitioner (NP) / 0.2 / 0.2
Personal care attendant (PCA) / community care worker (CCW) / 68.2 / 81.4
Allied health professional (AHP) / 1.8 / 4.2
Allied health assistant (AHA) / 3.4 / 2.1
Total / 100% / 100%
Source: Based on data from the 2012 National Aged Care Workforce Census and Survey, conducted by the National Institute of LabourStudies (NILS).
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4.EXPENDITURE
4.1 Average accommodation bond agreed with new residents by financial year 2009–10 to 2013–14($’000)
Category / 2009–10 / 2010–11 / 2011–12 / 2012–13 / 2013–14Standard care / 216 / 227 / 232 / 244 / n.a.
Extra Service / 293 / 321 / 347 / 357 / n.a.
All care types / $233 / $248 / $260 / $273 / n.a.
Not-for-profit organisations / 221 / 233 / 236 / 251 / n.a.
For-profit organisations / 256 / 278 / 298 / 309 / n.a.
State/ local gov. owned / 165 / 179 / 181 / 192 / n.a.
Source: 2012–13 data are based on preliminary results from the 2013 Survey of Aged Care Homes (SACH) and are subject to further refinement following detailed analysis of the survey results.
Notes: 92per cent of residential aged care facilities (non-flexible) responded to the 2012–13 SACH.
36per cent of newly admitted residents in 2012–13 paid a bond.
n.a.: Not available.
4.2Estimated Australian Government funding($million)(2014–15 Budget Figures Including Indexation Pause)
Major category / 2014–15 / 2015–16 / 2016–17 / 2017–18Residential care (a) / 10,507.3 / 11,094.3 / 11,747.7 / 12,510.6
Home care(b) / 1,363.5 / 1,539.1 / 1,736.4 / 1,942.5
Basic support at home (c) / 2,502.6 / 2,002.3 / 2,083.1 / 2,177.1
Flexible and short term aged care(d) / 507.4 / 538.9 / 567.7 / 599.8
Information, quality and capacity building (e) / 433.3 / 458.4 / 454.6 / 424.9
Total aged care / $15,314.2 / $15,633.0 / $16,589.5 / $17,654.8
(a)Funding excludes Multi-purpose services (MPS), National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Programme and Innovative Pool services.
(b)Excludes flexible home care places in MPS, Innovative Pool Servicesand National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care programme services.
(c)Includes Commonwealth Home and Community Care (HACC)Programme and joint HACC Programme in Vic and WA, HACC Planning and Development, HACCforVeterans, Veterans Home Care, Day Therapy Centres, Assistance with Care and Housing for the Aged, National Respite for Carers Programme and DVA Community Nursing.
(d)Includes National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Programme services, MPS, Innovative Pool Services, Transition Care and continence support.
(e) Includes workforce programmes, capital assistance, aged care assessment and information and support programmes such as Gateway, Carelink and Community Visitors Scheme.