Southcare Geriatric Flying Squad: an innovative Australian model providing acute care in residential aged care facilities

被引：15
|
作者：
Jain, Shikha [1 ]
Gonski, Peter N. [1 ]
Jarick, Jeannette [1 ]
Frese, Sandra [1 ]
Gerrard, Sheena [1 ]
机构：
[1] Sutherland Hosp, Southcare Aged & Extended Care, Sydney, NSW, Australia
来源：
INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL | 2018年 / 48卷 / 01期
关键词：
residential aged care facilities; Geriatric Flying Squad; hospitalisation; nurse practitioner; emergency avoidance; LONG-TERM-CARE; NURSING-HOME; LAST YEAR; HOSPITALIZATIONS; LIFE;
D O I：
10.1111/imj.13672
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
This study reviews the outcomes of a model developed to improve the quality of care of residents living within residential aged care facilities (RACF). The Southcare Geriatric Flying Squad saw a total of 640 acutely unwell RACF residents over an 18-month period. Of these, 578 (90.3%) were managed in the RACF avoiding emergency department. Only 35 (5.5%) patients required emergency department transfer and 27 (4.2%) were directly admitted to a medical ward. The service may have reduced emergency presentations by offering rapid assessment and management, choice in place of treatment and level of interventions.
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