Number of sub-acute care separations for people aged 65 years or over
This item has been superseded by a newer version by one or more Registration Authorities.
Definition
Number and rate of admitted sub-acute services to people 65 years or over
Indicator Summary
Sub-acute care includes separations with a care type of rehabilitation, palliative care, geriatric evaluation and management, and psychogeriatric care.
Rates directly age-standardised for disaggregation by remoteness and SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) only.
Analysis by state and territory is based on location of service.
Analysis by remoteness and SEIFA IRSD is based on usual residence of person.
Presented …
2008–09—Nationally, by SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) deciles
2008–09—State and territory, by:
- age group (65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85 years and over)
- Indigenous status
- remoteness
- SEIFA IRSD quintiles
Disaggregations within individual jurisdictions are subject to data quality considerations. Some disaggregations may result in numbers too small for publication. National disaggregation by Indigenous status will be based on data only from jurisdictions for which the quality of Indigenous identification is considered acceptable.
Calculation rules
- Description
Sub-acute care includes separations with a care type of rehabilitation, palliative care, geriatric evaluation and management, and psychogeriatric care.
Rates directly age-standardised for disaggregation by remoteness and SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) only.
Analysis by state and territory is based on location of service.
Analysis by remoteness and SEIFA IRSD is based on usual residence of person.
Presented as a number and per 1,000 population.
Number of sub-acute care separations for people aged 65 years or over
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- Data Element
- Hospital service—care type, code N[N].N
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- Data Element
- Person: Date of Birth, DDMMYYYY
Population aged 65 years and over
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- Data Element
- Hospital service—care type, code N[N].N
2008–09—Nationally, by SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) deciles
2008–09—State and territory, by:
- age group (65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85 years and over)
- Indigenous status
- remoteness
- SEIFA IRSD quintiles
Disaggregations within individual jurisdictions are subject to data quality considerations. Some disaggregations may result in numbers too small for publication. National disaggregation by Indigenous status will be based on data only from jurisdictions for which the quality of Indigenous identification is considered acceptable.
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- Data Element
- Hospital service—care type, code N[N].N
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