Dr Constable's question highlights the issue of 'Nursing Home Type Patients' occupying acute care beds in WA hospitals due to a lack of Commonwealth-funded aged care facilities. The question provides a breakdown of these patients across various hospitals.

AnsweredQoN 108Legislative Assembly
Asked
3 May 2001
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(1) 400 patients. In the Country Hospitals 162 patients of the 400 patients are classified Nursing Home Type Patients, who are permanent residents of these facilities ie. State’s acute care facilities as there are no Commonwealth funded residential aged care facilities to which they can be transferred. (2)-(3) Country Hospitals Albany 3 Boddington 3 Bridgetown 5 Broome 4 Bruce Rock 8 Bunbury 1 Carnarvon 11 Collie 24 Corrigin 5 Denmark 4 Donnybrook 6 Dumbleyung 5 Geraldton 8 Goomalling 6 Harvey 5 Kununoppin 3 Morawa 2 Mullewa 3 Nannup 5 Northam 2 Onslow 1 Pingelly 3 Pinjarra 2 Plantagenet 11 Quairading 4 Wagin 6 Warren (Manjimup) 2 Wyndam 7 Yarloop 13 Multipurpose Sites Dalwallinu 3 Note: This number reflects those patients in excess of cashed out number of beds ie funded for 7 nursing home type patients but in fact have 10 Metropolitan Hospitals Armadale-Kelmscott 8 Bentley 11 Fremantle 21 - Carinya 26 Kalamunda 6 Osborne Park 9 - Hawthorn Hospital 22 Rockingham 4 Royal Perth 36 Sir Charles Gairdner 29 Swan Districts 9 Joondalup (public) 11 Old Age Psychiatry Alma St 4 Armadale Lodge 1 Bentley Lodge 3 Osborne Lodge 11 Selby Lodge 18 Swan Elderly 6
(2)-(3) Country Hospitals Albany 3 Boddington 3 Bridgetown 5 Broome 4 Bruce Rock 8 Bunbury 1 Carnarvon 11 Collie 24 Corrigin 5 Denmark 4 Donnybrook 6 Dumbleyung 5 Geraldton 8 Goomalling 6 Harvey 5 Kununoppin 3 Morawa 2 Mullewa 3 Nannup 5 Northam 2 Onslow 1 Pingelly 3 Pinjarra 2 Plantagenet 11 Quairading 4 Wagin 6 Warren (Manjimup) 2 Wyndam 7 Yarloop 13 Multipurpose Sites Dalwallinu 3 Note: This number reflects those patients in excess of cashed out number of beds ie funded for 7 nursing home type patients but in fact have 10 Metropolitan Hospitals Armadale-Kelmscott 8 Bentley 11 Fremantle 21 - Carinya 26 Kalamunda 6 Osborne Park 9 - Hawthorn Hospital 22 Rockingham 4 Royal Perth 36 Sir Charles Gairdner 29 Swan Districts 9 Joondalup (public) 11 Old Age Psychiatry Alma St 4 Armadale Lodge 1 Bentley Lodge 3 Osborne Lodge 11 Selby Lodge 18 Swan Elderly 6
Multipurpose Sites Dalwallinu 3 Note: This number reflects those patients in excess of cashed out number of beds ie funded for 7 nursing home type patients but in fact have 10 Metropolitan Hospitals Armadale-Kelmscott 8 Bentley 11 Fremantle 21 - Carinya 26 Kalamunda 6 Osborne Park 9 - Hawthorn Hospital 22 Rockingham 4 Royal Perth 36 Sir Charles Gairdner 29 Swan Districts 9 Joondalup (public) 11 Old Age Psychiatry Alma St 4 Armadale Lodge 1 Bentley Lodge 3 Osborne Lodge 11 Selby Lodge 18 Swan Elderly 6
Note: This number reflects those patients in excess of cashed out number of beds ie funded for 7 nursing home type patients but in fact have 10 Metropolitan Hospitals Armadale-Kelmscott 8 Bentley 11 Fremantle 21 - Carinya 26 Kalamunda 6 Osborne Park 9 - Hawthorn Hospital 22 Rockingham 4 Royal Perth 36 Sir Charles Gairdner 29 Swan Districts 9 Joondalup (public) 11 Old Age Psychiatry Alma St 4 Armadale Lodge 1 Bentley Lodge 3 Osborne Lodge 11 Selby Lodge 18 Swan Elderly 6
Metropolitan Hospitals Armadale-Kelmscott 8 Bentley 11 Fremantle 21 - Carinya 26 Kalamunda 6 Osborne Park 9 - Hawthorn Hospital 22 Rockingham 4 Royal Perth 36 Sir Charles Gairdner 29 Swan Districts 9 Joondalup (public) 11 Old Age Psychiatry Alma St 4 Armadale Lodge 1 Bentley Lodge 3 Osborne Lodge 11 Selby Lodge 18 Swan Elderly 6
Joondalup (public) 11 Old Age Psychiatry Alma St 4 Armadale Lodge 1 Bentley Lodge 3 Osborne Lodge 11 Selby Lodge 18 Swan Elderly 6
Old Age Psychiatry Alma St 4 Armadale Lodge 1 Bentley Lodge 3 Osborne Lodge 11 Selby Lodge 18 Swan Elderly 6

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Answered
29 May 2001
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Minister for Health
Response time
26 days
(1) 400 patients. In the Country Hospitals 162 patients of the 400 patients are classified Nursing Home Type Patients, who are permanent residents of these facilities ie. State’s acute care facilities as there are no Commonwealth funded residential aged care facilities to which they can be transferred.
(2)-(3) Country Hospitals
Albany 3
Boddington 3
Bridgetown 5
Broome 4
Bruce Rock 8
Bunbury 1
Carnarvon 11
Collie 24
Corrigin 5
Denmark 4
Donnybrook 6
Dumbleyung 5
Geraldton 8
Goomalling 6
Harvey 5
Kununoppin 3
Morawa 2
Mullewa 3
Nannup 5
Northam 2
Onslow 1
Pingelly 3
Pinjarra 2
Plantagenet 11
Quairading 4
Wagin 6
Warren (Manjimup) 2
Wyndam 7
Yarloop 13
Multipurpose Sites
Dalwallinu 3
Note: This number reflects those patients in excess of cashed out number of beds ie funded for 7 nursing home type patients but in fact have 10
Metropolitan Hospitals
Armadale-Kelmscott 8
Bentley 11
Fremantle 21
- Carinya 26
Kalamunda 6
Osborne Park 9
- Hawthorn Hospital 22
Rockingham 4
Royal Perth 36
Sir Charles Gairdner 29
Swan Districts 9
Joondalup (public) 11
Old Age Psychiatry
Alma St 4
Armadale Lodge 1
Bentley Lodge 3
Osborne Lodge 11
Selby Lodge 18
Swan Elderly 6

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