Identifying Care and Support Needs Profiles for Home-Based Aged Care: A Latent Class Analysis Using Routinely Collected Aged Care Assessment Information

Rachel McKittrick, Alison M. Hutchinson, Elizabeth Manias, Martin Hensher, Liliana Orellana, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Barwon Health, Monash Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Biostatistics Unit, Faculty of Health, Deakin University

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on August 21, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print.
This study identified care and support need profiles for people requiring home-based aged care and explored profile associations with socio-demographic and psychosocial factors. The study utilized cross-sectional aged care assessment data for 94,975 ...