Day Therapy Centre (DTC) Census

A census of Day Therapy Centres and their clients conducted on behalf of the Department of Health and Aged Care. Outlets were asked to record assistance provided to clients during the census period (21 October to 17 November 2002).The census contains an individual record for each client receiving service during the census, including demographic and circumstance data (accommodation, carer details), health conditions dependency status, dementia status, types of therapy and the conditions for which therapy is provided, and cessation details. Data collected for Day Therapy Centres includes contact details, co-location with aged care facilities, source of clients (residential care and/or community) and the catchment they are drawn from, main referral sources, staffing profiles and range of therapies provided, the care planning process and fees policy.

本数据集为受卫生与老年护理部（Department of Health and Aged Care）委托开展的日间治疗中心（Day Therapy Centres）及其服务对象普查数据。普查周期为2002年10月21日至11月17日，各受调研中心需在此期间记录向服务对象提供的各类帮扶信息。本次普查为每位在普查期内接受服务的对象建立个体记录，涵盖人口统计与境况数据（含住宿情况、照料者详细信息）、健康状况与依赖程度、痴呆症患病情况、治疗类型、治疗针对的病症，以及服务终止相关详情。针对日间治疗中心的采集数据包括：联系方式、与老年护理机构的同址运营情况、服务对象来源（养老机构护理及/或社区）及服务覆盖区域、主要转诊来源、人员配置概况、可提供的治疗项目范围、照护规划流程与收费政策。