Aged care beds

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Status: Answered

Asked by: Senator Fatima Payman

Committee: Community Affairs

Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing

Agency: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Round: 2026-27 Budget estimates

Question No: DHDA SQ26-002734

Asked: 8 June 2026

Answer due: 23 July 2026

Question

On residential aged care: 1. What is the estimated number of aged care beds required over the Budget forward estimates? How does this compare to the estimated number of beds that will be available of the forward estimates? 2. How many people are currently waiting for a residential aged care bed?

Answer

Please see attached answer.

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