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The probability of using an aged care home over a lifetime (1999-00).

Author: Mason, F., Liu, Z., Braun, P.
Year: 2001
Type: Report

Abstract:

This paper applies life table models to 1999-00 residential aged care data and estimates the probabilities of using an aged care home over a lifetime for Australian man and women at various ages. The results show that on current patterns of use , there is 0.42 probability that members of a female birth cohort will enter an aged care home for permanent care at least once over their lifetime. The corresponding probability for males is 0.24. A woman at age 65 faces a probability as high as 0.46 of using an aged care home for permanent care before her death compared with 0.28 for a man at the same age.

Further Details

Pages 19 p.
Publish Location Canberra
Publisher Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
ISBN/ISSN 36 - Welfare Division Working Paper
Accession Number 28.8.03
Keywords Australia, older

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