Presents key findings about the hospital visits of people in advanced age, including hospitalisations, re-admissions, visits to hospital-based doctors and after-hours medical clinics. Key findings Hospitalisations were frequent (42%) in advanced age and fewer women than men were admitted in the last 12 months. Almost half (49%) the people admitted to hospital in the last...

Given the ageing demographics of most developed countries, understanding the public health impact of mild/moderate road traffic crash injuries in older adults is important. This article aims to determine whether health outcomes (pain severity and quality of life measures) over 24 months differ significantly between older (65+) and younger adults (18–64).

This report analyses past, present and future demographic changes in rural and urban Saskatchewan. It examines various socio-economic characteristics of the rural and urban population and makes projections of their future demographic trends.

This report assesses the gaps that exist in current disability and aged care sectors, including generic and specialist levels of care, that are required for successful ageing of people with developmental disabilities in both rural and urban regions of NSW and Queensland.

This report finds that older Australians are capturing a growing share of Australia’s wealth, while the wealth of younger Australians has stagnated.