Health status and healthcare trends of individuals accessing Australian aged care programmes over a decade: the Registry of Senior Australians historical cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the health profile, service and medicine use of Australians in the aged care sector will help inform appropriate service provision for our ageing population.

Aims

To examine the 2006-2015 trends in (i) comorbidities and frailty of individuals accessing aged care, and (ii) health services, medicine use and mortality after entry into long-term care.

Methods

Cross-sectional and population-based trend analyses were conducted using the Registry of Senior Australians.

Results

From 2006 to 2015, 509 944 individuals accessed permanent residential care, 206 394 home care, 283 014 respite and 124 943 transition care. Over this time, the proportion of individuals accessing permanent residential care with high frailty scores (≥0.3) increased (19.7-

SUBMITTER: Inacio MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8251748 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature