Patients waiting for residential aged care

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The data on this page shows the number of patients in metropolitan hospitals waiting for placement in a South Australian residential aged care facility (RACF) and the statewide RACF bed occupancy.

  • The number of patients awaiting placement in a RACF is the combined total of patients awaiting standard beds and patients awaiting Memory Support Unit (MSU) beds.
  • The number of patients awaiting MSU beds is a subset of the total figure.

This update reports point-in-time data collected each Monday.

This information is updated on Tuesdays at approximately 12:00 pm.

RACF occupancy in SA

 of 18,187 beds in SA*
National average*

*At 30 June 2023. Source: Australian Government Productivity Commission

Demand in SA metropolitan hospitals

Patients awaiting RACF
Patients awaiting RACF MSU

Patients awaiting RACF placement over the past 12 months

Please note:

  • To hide or show individual data lines, click on the item in the legend underneath the chart.
  • *Combined total of patients awaiting standard and MSU beds.