Caring places volume 2

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28 March 2011This report analyses the impact of the ageing population and projected dementia rates on every federal electorate in Australia from 2010 to 2050.

Caring Places Volume 2 released on 25 February was commissioned to project the future requirements for aged care places and packages at the jurisdictional level, Aged Care Planning Regions (ACPRs), and Commonwealth Electoral Divisions (CEDs).

  • The key figures that came out of the report include:
  • There will be a shortfall of 279,000 aged care places by 2050
  • Dementia is a key driver of this increased demand
  • There will be shortages in both community and residential care places

The top 6 electorates nationwide by projected aged care supply deficit by 2050:

  1. Paterson (NSW): 2,943 community packages and residential care places short
  2. Mayo (SA): 2,883 community packages and residential care places short
  3. Lyne (NSW): 2,873 community packages and residential care places short
  4. Flinders (VIC): 2,872 community packages and residential care places short
  5. Lalor (VIC): 2,857 community packages and residential care places short
  6. Fairfax (QLD): 2,850 community packages and residential care places short
    *Caring Places: Planning for Aged Care and Dementia 2010 – 2050, Access Economics, February 2011, page 21, Table 1.5
Publication typeReport
Publisher TypeNon government organisation
CoverageAustralia
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/24375
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