Ms. Mettam questions the WA government's grant program for moving elderly patients from hospitals to nursing homes. The government provides data on grants awarded, expenditure, participating providers, and patients discharged.

AnsweredQoN 947Legislative Assembly
Asked
7 November 2023
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Health

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I refer to the State Government's plan to give residential nursing homes grants of up to $1825 to take elderly patients fit for medical discharge out of public hospitals and into “respite” care, and I ask: (a) How many grants have been awarded; (b) What is the total value of the grants; (c) How many nursing homes have received grants; and (d) How many elderly people have been moved from public hospitals into private nursing homes under this grant scheme?

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Answered
13 February 2024
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
10 days
Data as of 7 February 2024:
a) 58 claims finalised with a further 113 to be awarded on completion of patient stay/invoicing processes.
b) $127,100 total expenditure to date on finalised claims.
c) 13 aged care providers have signed onto the grant agreement with a combined total of 88 nursing home sites.
d) 171 patients discharged from hospital, saving an estimated 2,952 bed days.

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