Table 4 Informal/formal costs by location and type of care, and dementia severity for 2010
Total dementia population (2010) | Â | Â | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 232000 | Severity | Informal (AU$) | Formal (AU$) | ||
Location | Type of care setting | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Â | Â | Mild | 585,370,800 | . |
Home (35%) | Community; informal care with no formal care | Moderate | 857,666,000 | . | |
| Â | Â | Â | Severe | 474,654,600 | . |
| Â | Â | Â | Mild | 385,236,000 | 37,584,000 |
Home (25%) | Community; mixture of informal and formal care | Moderate | 328,860,000 | 321,813,000 | |
| Â | Â | Â | Severe | 187,920,000 | 160,201,800 |
Institutions (40%) | Â | Mild | 65,772,000 | 1,452,343,200 | |
RAC 1-4 | RAC 5-8 | Institutions; mixture of informal and formal care | Moderate | 112,752,000 | 1,378,080,000 |
(33%) | (7%) | Â | Severe | 219,240,000 | 1,714,944,000 |
| Â | Â | Â | Total | 3,217,472,200 | 5,064,966,000 |