❓ WA Shadow Minister for Health asks about the availability and wait times for state government-operated aged care beds in WA. The response provides data on bed numbers per capita and by region, but indicates wait time data is not captured.
AnsweredQoN 749Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I
refer to State Government funded and/or operated aged care beds and I ask: (a) What
is the current number of available aged care beds per 100,000 people in Western
Australia; (b) What
was the number of available aged care beds per 100,000 people in Western Australia;
for each of the past five years; (c) What
is the current number of available aged care beds, by region; (d) What
was the number of available aged care beds, by region, for each of the past
five years; (e) What
is the current wait time for an available aged care bed, by region; and (f) What
was the average wait time for an available aged care bed, by region, for each
of the past five years?
refer to State Government funded and/or operated aged care beds and I ask: (a) What
is the current number of available aged care beds per 100,000 people in Western
Australia; (b) What
was the number of available aged care beds per 100,000 people in Western Australia;
for each of the past five years; (c) What
is the current number of available aged care beds, by region; (d) What
was the number of available aged care beds, by region, for each of the past
five years; (e) What
is the current wait time for an available aged care bed, by region; and (f) What
was the average wait time for an available aged care bed, by region, for each
of the past five years?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
8 August 2023
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
15 days
The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is the only provider of state government operated aged care beds in Western Australia.
(a) 98 beds per 100,000 people.
(b)
Financial Year
Number of available beds per 100,000 people
2019-20
97
2020-21
96
2021-22
97
2022-23
98
(c)
Region
2022-23
Goldfields
12
Great Southern
85
Mid West
94
South West
72
Wheatbelt
245
Pilbara
56
(d)
Region
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
Goldfields
12
12
8
12
Great Southern
86
86
85
85
Mid West
73
73
88
94
South West
68
68
72
72
Wheatbelt
245
245
245
245
Pilbara
56
56
56
56
(e) WACHS does not capture point in time waitlist data for individuals waiting for care across country Western Australia in WACHS facilities.
(f) WACHS does not capture point in time waitlist data for individuals waiting for care across country Western Australia in WACHS facilities.
(a) 98 beds per 100,000 people.
(b)
Financial Year
Number of available beds per 100,000 people
2019-20
97
2020-21
96
2021-22
97
2022-23
98
(c)
Region
2022-23
Goldfields
12
Great Southern
85
Mid West
94
South West
72
Wheatbelt
245
Pilbara
56
(d)
Region
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
Goldfields
12
12
8
12
Great Southern
86
86
85
85
Mid West
73
73
88
94
South West
68
68
72
72
Wheatbelt
245
245
245
245
Pilbara
56
56
56
56
(e) WACHS does not capture point in time waitlist data for individuals waiting for care across country Western Australia in WACHS facilities.
(f) WACHS does not capture point in time waitlist data for individuals waiting for care across country Western Australia in WACHS facilities.
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