Contextualising the ‘Crisis in Aged Care’ in Australia
A Demographic Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11228112 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Graeme Hugo (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 169-182 |
| Publication date | 2007-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2007.tb00047.x |
| OpenAlex | W2220320056 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 4 |
Australia's ‘old‐old’ population is growing even faster than the total aged population and despite improved incomes, living conditions, health risk behaviours and health care this will result in a concomitant increase in the numbers of older people with disabilities. This paper examines ABS 2003 survey data on the incidence of disability among older Australians and their need for, and utilisation of, formal and informal care. It uses this as a basis for projecting the incidence of disability among older Australians and the need for informal and formal care up to 2031. These indicate there is a major challenge since the aged care workforce has grown only slowly in Australia and is concentrated in the older working ages presaging a loss of workers through retirement. There needs to be a significant effort put into attracting workers to both the skilled and unskilled parts of the aged care industry
Aged care · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Incidence (geometry · Older people · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Population · Population ageing · Project commissioning · Publishing · Sociology · Workforce · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,94 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |