Question
Number
840
Subject
Seniors
(Patients waiting in hospital for aged care package)
(Patients waiting in hospital for aged care package)
Asked by
Rattenbury, Shane
Directed to
Minister for Seniors and Veterans
Question asked on
05 February 2026
Answer due on
08 March 2026
Question asked
- Can the Minister provide the number of patients in nursing-home type hospital stays, that is less than 35 days with no more than a seven-day break and when the patient no longer requires acute care, waiting for an aged care package.
- Can the Minister provide the average number of patients in nursing-home type hospital stays waiting for an aged care package, per month over the last two years.
- When someone is a nursing-home type patient in a hospital in Canberra, how long on average (mean days) are they staying in hospital when they’re waiting for an aged care package to be available.
- Can the Minister provide the mean number of nursing-home type patients in hospitals in Canberra waiting for an aged care package, month by month over the last two years.