Most aged care facilities operating efficiently

Published 2nd September 2020

Just over one in 10 aged care homes meet the best of three quality levels in Australia’s current system and they are most likely to be small-sized or government-owned, University of Queensland research has found.

According to the research conducted for the aged care royal commission, it would cost around $621 million a year to improve all aged care homes to the best level if they operated efficiently, which most currently are.

And the sector would need $3.2 billion a year for all homes to improve quality and operate with a small-sized home model, the paper released on Thursday shows.

To read the full article, please visit the Australian Ageing Agenda website.

Source:
Natasha Egan, 2020, Australian Ageing Agenda (https://www.australianageingagenda.com.au)