Numerator only. Calculated separately for residential and community aged care places.
CACP - Community Aged Care Packages
EACH - Extended Aged Care at Home
EACH-D Extended Aged Care at Home: Dementia
Numerator:
Number of people aged less than 65 years living in permanent residential care or receiving packaged community aged care services in the 12 months to 30 June
Numerator data elements:
Disaggregation data elements:
Comments:
Specified disaggregation: State/territory by age group (under 50 years, 50–64 years).
Available disaggregation: State/territory by age group (under 50 years, 50–64 years).
Most recent data available for 2010 CRC baseline report: 2008-09.
When will 2008-09 data be available: September-November 2009.
Department of Health and Ageing; Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Other issues caveats:
Specification: Long-term
Note that the age groups presented are consistent with the COAG Younger People in Residential Aged Care (YPIRAC) target group: people with disability aged under 65 years who live in, or are at risk of, entering residential aged care, with initial priority being given to those under 50 years of age who reside in an aged care facility.