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Monday, 19 June 2000
Page: 17678


Mr Quick asked the Minister for Aged Care, upon notice, on 16 March 2000:

(1) On most recent data, how many nursing homes and aged person hostels are there within the electoral division of Franklin.

(2) On most recent data, how many nursing homes and aged person hostels are operated by (a) private companies and (b) church organisations in the electoral division of Franklin.

(3) What are the names of the (a) private companies and (b) church organisations operating nursing homes and aged person hostels in the electoral division of Franklin.

(4) How many spot checks have been carried out on nursing homes and aged person hostels in the electoral division of Franklin operated by (a) private companies and (b) church organisations in (i) 1996-1997, (ii) 1997-98, (iii) 1998-99 and (iv) 1999-2000.

(5) What sum of Commonwealth funding did each nursing home and aged person hostel within the electoral division of Franklin receive in (a)1996-1997, (b) 1997-98, (c) 1998-99 and (d) 1999-2000.

(6) How many beds are there in each nursing home and aged person hostel.

(7) How many beds are being used in each nursing home and aged person hostel.

(8) How many beds were there in each nursing home and aged person hostel in (a) 1996-97, (b) 1998-99 and (c) 1999-2000.

(9) How many persons are on waiting lists for each nursing home and aged person hostel.

(10) Were complaints concerning nursing homes and aged person hostels within the electoral division of Franklin lodged with the Aged Care Standard and Accreditation Agency in (a) 1996-97, (b) 1997-98, (c) 1998-99 and (d) 1999-2000; if so, (i) how many and (ii) how many spot checks resulted from the complaints in each year.


Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Minister for Aged Care) —The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

For the Department of Health and Aged Care to provide the level of detail that is needed to answer some of these questions would require considerable time and resources. I am not prepared to ask the Department to divert them from health and aged care priorities at this time.

(1) There are 18 aged care facilities within the electoral division of Franklin.

(2-3) See above.

(4) There have been 95 spot checks conducted by the Standard and Accreditation Agency. None of these have been conducted in the seat of Franklin.

(5) The sum of Commonwealth funding received by aged care facilities within the electoral division of Franklin for the period July 1995 to December 1999 is $65,453,694.

(6) There are 754 aged care beds in the seat of Franklin.

(7) 98.91%.

(8) See above.

(9) The Department does not keep records of waiting lists for individual facilities.

(10) See above.