Mortality in the first year of aged care services in Australia
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2020
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Inacio, M.C.
Lang, C.E.
Khadka, J.
Watt, A.M.
Crotty, M.
Wesselingh, S.
Whitehead, C.
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Australasian Journal on Ageing, 2020; 39(4):537-544
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Objective: To examine the one-year mortality of Australians entering aged care services compared with the general population
Methods: A population-based analysis evaluating one-year mortality among people who received first ever aged care services in 2013 compared with the general population was conducted.
Results: In 2013, 3.3 million Australians were ≥ 65 years and 34 919 (1%) entered permanent residential care, 23 288 (0.7%) respite care, 20 265 (0.6%) commenced home care packages, and 15 387 (0.5%) transition care. Individuals receiving aged care services had higher mortality than the general population, with those entering permanent residential care (age and sex direct standardised mortality rate ratio =10.1, 95% CI: 9.8-10.5) having the greatest difference, followed by people accessing respite (7.2, 95% CI: 6.9-7.6), transition (4.6, 95% CI: 4.4-4.9) and home care (4.1, 95% CI: 3.9-4.4). Significant variation by sex and age was observed.
Conclusion: Our study has identified significant variations in mortality rates that highlight which cohorts entering aged care are the most vulnerable
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