Inquiry into accommodation and home care for the aged

Report

On 28 October 1982, the House Standing Committee on Expenditure tabled its report entitled In a home or at home: Accommodation and home care for the aged.

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages,10 chapters and 5 appendices.

In a home or at home: Accommodation and home care for the aged

Part A: Preliminary pages up to Chapter 5 (PDF 6200KB)
Committee Membership, Foreword, Contents, Overview, Summary of Recommendations

Ch1: Responsibilities for health and welfare services for the aged

Ch2: The emergence of Commonwealth involvement
Ch3: Policy issues in care of the aged
Ch4: Housing for the aged
Ch5: The dominance of institutional care

Part B: Chapter 6 to Appendix 5 (end) (PDF 5411KB)

Ch6: Nursing home care
Ch7: Home care services
Ch8: Assessment

Ch9: Planning and resource allocation

Ch10: Conclusions: A framework for future development
Appendix 1: Public sector outlays on health and social security and welfare
Appendix 2: Commonwealth budget outlays on accommodation and home care services for the aged

Appendix 3: Nursing home beds
Appendix 4: Purposes of assistance under the 1981 Housing Agreement
Appendix 5: Conduct of inquiry

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