This report examines movements between hospital and residential aged care by people aged 65 and over in 2008-09. Summary

This booklet is intended to help Australians navigate the different phases of ageing.

This report presents a comprehensive picture about, and the latest data on, stroke and how it is managed in Australia. Summary Stroke poses a burden on patients, their families and services Although stroke event rates fell by 25% between 1997 and 2009, the estimated number of stroke events increased by almost 6% in the same...

In a tough political and budget year with several major initiatives to be funded - most notably the Gonski education reforms and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, now known as DisabilityCare Australia - the health and ageing section of the 2013-14 Budget has fared reasonably well. Overall the Budget contained $43 billion in savings over...

This report details the number of people who experienced severe incontinence in 2009, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers. It includes estimates of prevalence rates and total expenditure on incontinence, as well as the number of primary carers of people suffering from the condition. It also updates data...