Why it's about to get so much harder to find an aged care bed in WA
Western Australia is facing a significant shortage of aged care beds, with estimates indicating a need for up to 2,700 additional beds by 2030. The report highlights that current facilities are nearing full capacity, with occupancy rates around 96.5%. Factors contributing to this crisis include high construction costs and workforce shortages, raising concerns about the future of aged care in the region.
- ▪WA will need between 1,600 and 2,700 additional aged care beds by 2030.
- ▪The average occupancy rate in major WA aged care homes is 96.5 percent.
- ▪Building a new aged care bed in WA costs about $650,000, nearly double the cost from 2020.
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| Publication time | Mon, 25 May 2026 04:50:35 +0000 |
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Perth and WA facing 'time-critical' aged care bed shortfall by 2030, report findsBy WA state political reporter Keane BourkeTopic:Aged CareMon 25 May 2026 at 2:50pmMon 25 May 2026 at 2:50pmMon 25 May 2026 at 2:50pmWA is facing a "time-critical" aged care bed shortage by 2030. (ABC News: Glyn Jones)abc.net.au/news/wa-perth-aged-care-system-crisis-shortfall-report-2030/106718666Link copiedShareShare articleWestern Australia is racing towards a "substantial and time-critical shortfall" in residential aged care beds which it can do little to avoid.That's the conclusion of an analysis of the state's aged care capacity, quietly released by the government last week.Completed in March, it estimates WA will need between 1,600 and 2,700 additional aged care beds by 2030 — somewhere between 16 and…
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