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Monday, 24 March 2003
Page: 13395


Mr Sciacca asked the Minister for Ageing, upon notice, on 12 February 2003:

(1) What is the current waiting list for (a) low care and (b) high care beds in aged care facilities in the South East Region of Brisbane.

(2) How do these waiting lists compare with figures (a) 12 months ago, (b) two years ago and (c) five years ago.

(3) How many (a) low care beds, (b) high care beds and (c) aged care packages have been allocated within the electoral division of Bowman.

(4) How many (a) low care and (b) high care beds are currently operational within the electoral division of Bowman.


Mr Andrews (Minister for Ageing) —The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(1) The Commonwealth does not maintain waiting lists. Aged care homes may maintain lists for their own purposes.

(2) See (1).

(3) Information on the number of allocated places by electorate is not maintained in the general course of business as, in many instances, the exact location of provisionally allocated places cannot be known until shortly before construction commences. Planning and allocation of places is based on Aged Care Planning Regions.

(4) As at 31 December 2002, there were (a) 600 low care and (b) 604 high care residential aged care places operating in the electorate of Bowman.