How does the reweighting of the provision ratio affect residential places?
The balance between residential and community care will be reweighted to double the proportion of places offered in the community (from 10 to 20 places per 1,000 people aged 70 or over) in line with the preferences of older people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible. The new aged care provision ratio (108 operational places for every 1,000 people aged 70 or over) will provide significantly more aged care places than the existing ratio (100 operational places for every 1,000 people aged 70 or over). The level of provision of high care places remains unchanged at 40 places for every 1,000 people aged 70 or over. Therefore, the number of high care beds will continue to increase in line with the population aged 70 or over.
