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Table 13A.56<br />

Table 13A.56 Aged care assessment — activity and costs<br />

Unit NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT (a) Aust<br />

Aged care assessment, activity 2006-07<br />

Aged care assessment expenditure (b) $m 21.4 14.8 10.4 6.2 5.7 1.6 0.6 0.8 61.5<br />

Aged care assessments<br />

All people no. 66 860 50 029 30 030 17 910 15 642 5 215 2 282 999 188 967<br />

Aged care assessment teams no. 44 18 15 16 15 3 1 3 115<br />

Aged care assessment, unit costs (2006-07 dollars)<br />

Cost per assessment (all people) (b), (c), (d)<br />

2002-03 $ 247 230 274 216 276 306 184 1 018 249<br />

2003-04 $ 271 253 297 291 341 309 247 1 210 281<br />

2004-05 $ 290 261 335 327 378 319 180 1 050 302<br />

2005-06 $ 301 276 348 315 332 309 196 982 307<br />

2006-07 $ 320 296 346 346 364 307 263 801 325<br />

(a) The high cost for each assessment in the NT may be influenced by the remoteness of people requiring assessments, clients having English as a second or<br />

third language and a lack of supporting health and community services infrastructure to assist with assessments.<br />

(b) Aged care assessment expenditure is Australian Government spending <strong>only</strong>.<br />

(c) Cost per assessment will include clients aged less than 70 years.<br />

(d) For 2006-07, includes completed assessments <strong>only</strong>. Earlier years may include complete and incomplete assessments. See footnote (b) of table 13A.39 for<br />

more detailed explanation.<br />

Source: DoHA (unpublished) .<br />

REPORT ON<br />

GOVERNMENT<br />

SERVICES 2009<br />

AGED CARE<br />

SERVICES

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