Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, , 6:52:31 to 6:53:59
Inquiry into the average wait times for permanent residential aged care places and the number of individuals who pass away while waiting for a bed. The department takes several specific data requests on notice regarding mortality in hospital settings.
Topics: Health, Social services
Speakers: Senator Chris Gatenby, Unknown Speaker, Mr Greg Pugh
Um question for the department. So in terms of the amount of people who pass away while waiting for an aged care bed, um what is the current average and median weight for a permanent residential place from approval to entry relevant
apologies to walk up just to take on notice? But that's um that's what I'm gonna have to do, Senator. I don't have that right down in front of me.
Okay, so my next question is how many people approved for permanent residential care passed away before entering a home since first of November last year? Would you have that to hand?
Well, I can take that one on notice as well, Senator.
Um if if you can do that and break it down by a quarter, that would be useful. Um do we know then in terms of we were talking about bed block before, but how many of how many people who have passed away died in hospital while waiting for a place?