ArticleGeriatrics & gerontology international2023
An exploration of healthcare use in older people waiting for and receiving Australian community-based aged care services.
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- Older adults with advanced chronic illness and emergency department care: the hermeneutic stories of Bill, Edie and Nicole.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Equitable Care for Older Australians: A Comparative Analysis of Aged Care Workforce Shortages in Metropolitan, Rural, and Remote Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- An exploration of healthcare use in older people waiting for and receiving Australian community-based aged care services.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimHome care packages (HCPs) facilitate older individuals to remain at home, with longer HCP wait times associated with increased mortality risk. We analyze healthcare cost data pre- and post-HCP access to inform hypotheses around the effects of healthcare use and mortality risk.
methodsRegression models were used to assess the impact of delayed HCP access on healthcare costs and to compare costs whilst waiting and in the 6- and 12 month periods post-HCP access for 16 629 older adults.
resultsAverage wait time for a HCP was 89.7 days (SD = 125.6) during the study period. Wait-time length had no impact on any healthcare cost category or time period. However, total per day healthcare costs were higher in the 6 and 12 months post-receipt of a HCP (AU$61.5, AU$63, respectively) compared with those in the time waiting for a HCP (AU$48.1). Inpatient care accounted for a higher proportion of total healthcare costs post-HCP (AU$45.1, AU$46.3, respectively) compared with in the wait time (AU$30.6), whilst spending on medical services and pharmaceuticals reduced slightly in the 6 month (AU$7.1, AU$6.3) and 12 month (AU$7.2, AU$6.3) post-HCP periods compared with in the wait time (AU$7.9, AU$7.1).
conclusionsIncreased spending post-HCP on inpatient care or non-health support afforded by HCPs may offer protective effects for mortality and risk of admission to aged care. Further research should explore the association between delayed access to inpatient care for geriatric syndromes and mortality to inform recommendations on extensions to residential care outreach services into the community to improve the timely identification of the need for inpatient care. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2023; 23: 899-905.
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