❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks data on the number of patients in South West hospitals awaiting aged care placement, their average and longest lengths of stay. The response provides specific figures and regional averages.
AnsweredQoN 4434Legislative Council
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(1) For each hospital in the South West region, how many patients are waiting for a vacancy in an aged residential care facility? (2) For each of the years 2014-15 and 2015-16, what was the average length of stay of patients waiting for a vacancy in an aged residential care facility? (3) For each of the years 2014-15 and 2015-16, what was the longest stay in hospital for patients waiting for a vacancy in an aged residential care facility?
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Answered
15 November 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Health
Response time
35 days
(1) As of 11 October 2016, the following number of patients were awaiting a vacancy in an aged care residential facility:
South West Region Hospital
Number of Patients Waiting for a Vacancy in an Aged Residential Care Facility
Augusta Hospital
Less than five*
Boyup Brook Hospital
Nil
Bunbury Hospital
Nil
Busselton Hospital
Six
Collie Hospital
Less than five*
Donnybrook Hospital
Less than five*
Harvey Hospital
Less than five*
Margaret River Hospital
Less than five*
Nannup Hospital
Nil
Warren Hospital
Less than five*
*Due to patient confidentiality the response provided does not report figures less than five, in line with the Department of Health’s Guidelines for the Release of Data.
(2) The average length of stay for patients waiting for a vacancy in an aged care residential facility in 2014-15 was 20.07 days and for 2015-16 the average length of stay was 21.95 days.
(3) The longest stay in a South West region hospital while waiting for a vacancy in an aged care residential facility was 141 days for 2014-15 and 134 days for 2015-16.
South West Region Hospital
Number of Patients Waiting for a Vacancy in an Aged Residential Care Facility
Augusta Hospital
Less than five*
Boyup Brook Hospital
Nil
Bunbury Hospital
Nil
Busselton Hospital
Six
Collie Hospital
Less than five*
Donnybrook Hospital
Less than five*
Harvey Hospital
Less than five*
Margaret River Hospital
Less than five*
Nannup Hospital
Nil
Warren Hospital
Less than five*
*Due to patient confidentiality the response provided does not report figures less than five, in line with the Department of Health’s Guidelines for the Release of Data.
(2) The average length of stay for patients waiting for a vacancy in an aged care residential facility in 2014-15 was 20.07 days and for 2015-16 the average length of stay was 21.95 days.
(3) The longest stay in a South West region hospital while waiting for a vacancy in an aged care residential facility was 141 days for 2014-15 and 134 days for 2015-16.
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