The probability of nursing home use over a lifetime in Australia
In: International journal of social welfare, Band 9, Heft 3, S. 169-180
ISSN: 1468-2397
This article further develops the life table models used in the USA by taking advantage of the superior data available in Australia. The probabilities of nursing home use over a lifetime are estimated for various ages for men and women. The results show that over one‐third of the members of a female birth cohort will eventually enter nursing homes for long‐term care at least once. The corresponding probability for males is one in five. A woman at age 65 faces a probability as high as 39% of using a nursing home for permanent care before her death compared with 25% for a man at age 65.