Table of contents

  • Preliminary material (156K PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgements
  • Chapters
    • Data and limitations (104K PDF)
    • Part one: Nursing homes in Australia 1992-93 (248K XLS)
      • Section 1: Population and nursing home service capacity
        Population data in this section are derived from population estimates compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics based on the results of the 1996 Census. Other data are derived from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services database on approved nursing homes for the aged as at 30 June 1993.
      • Section 2: Nursing home residents and nursing home characteristics
        These tables are based on those residents in nursing homes for the aged at 30 June 1993. Length of stay and age and sex of residents are included in this section as basic reporting characteristics. Nursing home characteristics include nursing home type and nursing home location.
      • Section 3: Nursing home admissions and separations
        These tables refer to admissions to and separations from nursing homes between 1 July 1992 and 30 June 1993. An individual can have more than one admission and one separation during the period. Transfers are excluded from the tables in this section.
      • Section 4: Nursing home resident characteristics
        The tables in this section refer to all persons in nursing homes as at 30 June 1993.
      • Section 5: Nursing home resident dependency
        The tables in this section describe dependency levels among nursing home residents. Resident dependency levels are based on the Resident Classification Instrument which classifies the residents into five categories. Category 1 represents the highest dependency level and category 5 the lowest.
    • Part two: Nursing homes in Australia 1993-94 (248K XLS)
      • Section 1: Population and nursing home service capacity
        Population data in this section are derived from population estimates compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics based on the results of the 1996 Census. Other data are derived from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services database on approved nursing homes for the aged as at 30 June 1994.
      • Section 2: Nursing home residents and nursing home characteristics
        These tables are based on those residents in nursing homes for the aged at 30 June 1994. Length of stay and age and sex of residents are included in this section as basic reporting characteristics. Nursing home characteristics include nursing home type and nursing home location.
      • Section 3: Nursing home admissions and separations
        These tables refer to admissions to and separations from nursing homes between 1 July 1993 and 30 June 1994. An individual can have more than one admission and one separation during the period. Transfers are excluded from the tables in this section.
      • Section 4: Nursing home resident characteristics
        The tables in this section refer to all persons in nursing homes as at 30 June 1994.
      • Section 5: Nursing home resident dependency
        The tables in this section describe dependency levels among nursing home residents. Resident dependency levels are based on the Resident Classification Instrument which classifies the residents into five categories. Category 1 represents the highest dependency level and category 5 the lowest.
    • Part three: Nursing homes in Australia 1994-95 (244K XLS)
      • Section 1: Population and nursing home service capacity
        Population data in this section are derived from population estimates compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics based on the results of the 1996 Census. Other data are derived from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services database on approved nursing homes for the aged as at 30 June 1995.
      • Section 2: Nursing home residents and nursing home characteristics
        These tables are based on those residents in nursing homes for the aged at 30 June 1995. Length of stay and age and sex of residents are included in this section as basic reporting characteristics. Nursing home characteristics include nursing home type and nursing home location.
      • Section 3: Nursing home admissions and separations
        These tables refer to admissions to and separations from nursing homes between 1 July 1994 and 30 June 1995. An individual can have more than one admission and one separation during the period. Transfers are excluded from the tables in this section.
      • Section 4: Nursing home resident characteristics
        The tables in this section refer to all persons in nursing homes as at 30 June 1995.
      • Section 5: Nursing home resident dependency
        The tables in this section describe dependency levels among nursing home residents. Resident dependency levels are based on the Resident Classification Instrument which classifies the residents into five categories. Category 1 represents the highest dependency level and category 5 the lowest.
  • End matter (143K PDF)
    • Glossary
    • Reference