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❓ Mr. Eatts' QoN addresses aged care bed availability, particularly in Perth's northern suburbs and the Warren-Blackwood region, questioning bed classifications, regional transfers, and government support. The answer refers to another QON.

AnsweredQoN 85Legislative Assembly

Asked

20 May 2025

Member

Mr Bevan Eatts

Portfolio

Health; Mental Health

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(1) Can the Minister provide the current number of operational residential aged care beds in the northern suburbs of Perth (Joondalup to Stirling), and the average occupancy rate over the last 12 months: (a) How many of those beds are available for permanent residential aged care; (b) How many of those beds are available for respite care; and (c) How many of those beds are available for transition care? (2) Has there been a policy or operational directive that encourages or allows respite beds to be reclassified as transition care beds: (a) If so, when was this implemented and what was the rationale? (3) How many aged care residents from regional areas, including Warren–Blackwood, have been transferred to metropolitan facilities in the past 12 months due to lack of local availability? (4) Is the Government tracking the number of regional elderly patients or families being forced to seek aged care outside their communities: (a) If not, why not? (5) What support mechanisms are in place for regional families when their elderly relatives must be relocated to metropolitan areas due to local service shortages? (6) What is the current residential aged care bed capacity and wait time for these beds in the Warren–Blackwood electorate, broken down by : (a) permanent care; (b) respite care; and (c) transition care? (7) Are there any planned investments, expansions or reviews scheduled to address aged care accommodation pressures in Warren–Blackwood in the 2025–26 or 2026–27 budgets?