Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee (part 3 of 3)
2 June 2026
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Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Australian Parliament
00:00 - 00:07
Speaker 38
Conducted. And I've also got the October to December quarter, which was thirteen thousand five hundred and ninety.
00:08 - 00:33
Speaker 19
So it's a fairly stable number by the sounds of it. So if if you're talking about people who were, assessed while they're in hospital, does that also include people who've been referred by a doctor or nurse or other staff in a hospital? Would that count anybody who was actually physically admitted to a hospital seeking an aged care assessment?
00:33 - 00:55
Speaker 12
So the process tends to be that hospital discharge planners or social workers in hospitals will refer a client for a hospital assessment. Mhmm. There is a judgment made around the circumstances in which it it would be best for the client to be assessed in hospital because there there are some circumstances where it's best for the client to be discharged and then assessed in their home environment. So that is a conversation that happens.
00:55 - 01:01
Speaker 19
So of that thirteen thousand per quarter, how many of those are discharged before they have their assessment?
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