Question seeks data on the number of prisoners in WA diagnosed with dementia, broken down by age (65+, 70+, 75+). The answer reveals only one prisoner with dementia, aged 83.

AnsweredQoN 3432Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 February 2015
Portfolio
Corrective Services

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Can the Minister advise how many prisoners in Western Australian prisons (either convicted or on remand) have recieved a diagnosis for some form of dementia and can the Minister advise whether these prisoners are over 65, 70 or 75 years of age respectively?

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Answered
18 March 2015
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
29 days
A comprehensive search of Departmental medical records identifies one patient with a diagnosis of Dementia, aged 83 years.

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