27/10/2026
Every week in Australia, there are about 3,500 admissions into home care or permanent residential care. Nearly 1,500 of those are people moving into an aged care home for good.
Each one comes with a room price, a means assessment and a decision about how to pay, and a family working out what comes next.
You are not alone.
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Source: AIHW GEN Aged Care Data, admissions 2024-25: 106,000 home care, 96,400 respite and 77,400 permanent residential. Weekly figures are our calculation. These are admissions, not people: one person can be admitted more than once.