Historical Trends and Future Projections of Demand for Permanent Residential Aged Care for Older People in Australia, 2008-2052.

Objectives: To examine the historical trends and predict the future rates and total volumes of permanent residential aged care (PRAC) service utilization in Australia.

Design: A population-based repeated cross-sectional and projection study of non-indigenous older people (≥65 years) accessing PRAC in Australia was conducted.

Setting And Participants: Publicly available aged care admissions from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and population estimates from the Australian Bureau of Statistics were used.