(1)   For the 2008-09 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR), what was the total number of Community Aged Care Package (CACP) applications: (a) submitted; and (b) submitted for each aged care planning region.

(2)   For the 2007-08 ACAR, what was the total number of CACP applications: (a) submitted; and (b) submitted in each aged care planning region.

(3)   For the 2007-08 ACAR, what was the total number of successful CACP applications in each aged care planning region.

(4)   For the 2007-08 financial year, what was the percentage of unsuccessful CACP applications in each aged care planning region.

(5)   Since November 2007, what was the total number of bed licences: (a) returned to the department; and (b) returned to the department in each aged care planning region.

(6)   Has there been any correspondence from aged care providers giving reasons as to why bed licenses were returned; if so, can copies of that correspondence be provided.

(1)  

(a)   In the 2008-09 Aged Care Approvals Round a total of 843 Community Aged Care Package applications were submitted.

(b)   Details of the number of Community Aged Care Package applications submitted for each aged care planning region in the 2008-09 Aged Care Approvals Round are contained in Attachment A.

(2)  

(a)   In the 2007-08 Aged Care Approvals Round a total of 945 Community Aged Care Package applications were submitted.

(b)   Details of the number of Community Aged Care Package applications submitted for each aged care planning region in the 2007-08 Aged Care Approvals Round are contained in Attachment A.

(3)   Details of the total number of successful Community Aged Care Package applications in each aged care planning region in the 2007-08 Aged Care Approvals Round are contained in Attachment A.

(4)   Details of the percentage of unsuccessful Community Aged Care Package applications in each aged care planning region in the 2007-08 Aged Care Approvals Round are contained in Attachment A.

(5)  

(a)   From 1 December 2007 to 25 March 2009 the total number of provisionally allocated residential places surrendered to the department was 786.

(b)   Details of these residential places surrendered by aged care planning region are contained in Attachment B.

(6)   Yes, there has been correspondence from aged care providers giving reasons as to why bed licences were returned. Copies of the correspondence cannot be provided because the information is protected information as defined in section 86-1 of the Aged Care Act 1997.

Attachment A

Note: Aged care planning regions with * indicate no places were made available.

Attachment B

Provisionally allocated residential places surrendered from 1 December 2007 to 25 March 2009