Characteristics, care and support needs of older Victorians requiring a government-funded Home Care Package: An observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe sociodemographic characteristics and comprehensive day-to-day care and support needs of older Victorians requiring government-funded home-based aged-care, and to explore associations between vulnerability factors and complexity indicators in this population.

Methods

A population-based observational study was conducted using de-identified, routinely collected aged-care assessment data for Victorians approved for a Home Care Package (HCP) between January 2019 and June 2022.

Results

The study population (n = 94,975 individuals), approved for one of four HCP levels (Levels 1 (5%), 2 (38%), 3 (34%) or 4 (24%)), was aged 82 years on average (SD 7.6), commonly born outside Australia (48%), with people of higher socio-economic status more likely to be a

SUBMITTER: McKittrick R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11903932 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature