Outcomes of a behavioral unit in an acute aged care service

2012 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter N. Gonski ◽  
Insun Moon
Keyword(s):  
Care Service ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Behavioral Unit

scholarly journals Housing and Care for Older Women in Australia

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie E. Byles ◽  
Emily M. Princehorn ◽  
Peta M. Forder ◽  
Md Mijanur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Service Use ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Residential Aged Care ◽  
Institutional Setting ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Housing Type ◽  
Care Assessment

Background: Housing is essential for healthy ageing, being a source of shelter, purpose, and identity. As people age, and with diminishing physical and mental capacity, they become increasingly dependent on external supports from others and from their environment. In this paper we look at changes in housing across later life, with a focus on the relationship between housing and women's care needs.Methods: Data from 12,432 women in the 1921–26 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health were used to examine the interaction between housing and aged care service use across later life.Results: We found that there were no differences in access to home and community care according to housing type, but women living in an apartment and those in a retirement village/hostel were more likely to have an aged care assessment and had a faster rate of admission to institutional residential aged care than women living in a house. The odds of having an aged care assessment were also higher if women were older at baseline, required help with daily activities, reported a fall, were admitted to hospital in the last 12 months, had been diagnosed or treated for a stroke in the last 3 years, or had multiple comorbidities. On average, women received few services in the 24 months prior to admission to institutional residential aged care, indicating a potential need to improve the reach of these services.Discussion: We find that coincident with changes in functional capacities and abilities, women make changes to their housing, sometimes moving from a house to an apartment, or to a village. For some, increasing needs in later life are associated with the need to move from the community into institutional residential aged care. However, before moving into care, many women will use community services and these may in turn delay the need to leave their homes and move to an institutional setting. We identify a need to increase the use of community services to delay the admission to institutional residential aged care.

scholarly journals Identifying the Association Between Older Adults' Characteristics and Their Health-Related Outcomes in a Transition Care Setting: A Retrospective Audit

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo-Aine Hang ◽  
Jacqueline Francis-Coad ◽  
Chiara Naseri ◽  
Angela Jacques ◽  
Nicholas Waldron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Functional Improvement ◽  
Residential Aged Care ◽  
Discharge Destination ◽  
Transition Care ◽  
Retrospective Audit ◽  
Health Related

Introduction: Continued evaluation of Transition Care Programs (TCP) is essential to improving older adults' outcomes and can guide which older adults may benefit from undertaking TCP. The aim of this study was to audit a transition care service to identify the association between the characteristics of older adults undertaking a facility-based TCP and (i) discharge destination and (ii) functional improvement.Materials and methods: An audit (n = 169) of older adults aged 60 years and above who completed a facility-based TCP in Australia was conducted. Outcomes audited were performance of activities of daily living (ADL) measured using the Modified Barthel Index (MBI) and discharge destination. Data were analyzed using logistic regression and linear mixed modeling.Results: Older adults [mean age 84.2 (±8.3) years] had a median TCP stay of 38 days. Fifty-four older adults (32.0%) were discharged home, 20 (11.8%) were readmitted to hospital and 93 (55%) were admitted to permanent residential aged care. Having no cognitive impairment [OR = 0.41 (95% CI 0.18-0.93)], being independent with ADL at admission [OR = 0.41 (95% CI 0.16-1.00)] and a pre-planned team goal of home discharge [OR = 24.98 (95% CI 5.47-114.15)] was significantly associated with discharge home. Cases discharged home showed greater improvement in functional ability [MBI 21.3 points (95% CI 17.0-25.6)] compared to cases discharged to other destinations [MBI 9.6 points (95% CI 6.5-12.7)].Conclusion: Auditing a facility-based TCP identified that older adults who were independent in ADL and had good cognitive levels were more likely to be discharged home. Older adults with cognitive impairment also made clinically significant functional improvements.

scholarly journals The Impact of Musculoskeletal Conditions on Assessed Levels of Care Required by Older Australians

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiffany K Gill ◽  
Steve Wesselingh ◽  
Maria C Inacio
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Residential Aged Care ◽  
Musculoskeletal Conditions ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionMusculoskeletal problems, including conditions such as back pain, neck pain, rheumatoid arthritis, gout and osteoarthritis are common in the population and significant contributors to global disease burden. Age is one of the most common risk factors for musculoskeletal conditions and over 40% of older people accessing residential aged care have a musculoskeletal condition. It is not known whether individuals living in the community with musculoskeletal conditions have similar needs to those in permanent care and this is important to know in order to provide appropriate care. Objectives and ApproachThe objective of this study was to profile individuals with musculoskeletal conditions in different aged care service settings (i.e. permanent care, community care only, transition/ respite care, or no services). Specifically, we examined the concurrent chronic conditions, health risk factors and functional limitations of individuals by service setting. A cross-sectional evaluation of individuals in the National Historical Cohort of the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) between 2004 and 2014 was conducted. Multivariable logistic regression models estimated the factors associated with being in different aged care settings. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were determined. Results401,026 (42.5%) individuals with musculoskeletal conditions were assessed for aged care service eligibility during the study period. Of these 197,181 (49.2%) accessed permanent care, 37,003 (9.2%) accessed home care, 54,826 (13.7%) transition/respite, and 112,016 (27.9%) - no care. Individuals accessing community care compared to residential care were more likely to be female, have pain and have difficulty maintaining their home, as were individuals accessing no services compared to residential care. Conclusion / ImplicationsCompared to those in residential care, individuals with musculoskeletal conditions in the community with or without assistance had few differences related to other chronic conditions and functional limitations. But the reasons why some had support, while others did not, are unclear.

Social Participation Among Older Adults Receiving Community Care Services

2020 ◽  
pp. 073346482093897
Author(s):  
Joyce Siette ◽  
Helen Berry ◽  
Mikaela Jorgensen ◽  
Lindsey Brett ◽  
Andrew Georgiou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Care Services

Aged care services have the potential to support social participation for the growing number of adults aging at home, but little is known about the types of social activities older adults in community care are engaged in. We used cluster analysis to examine the current profiles of social participation across seven domains in 1,114 older Australians, and chi-square analyses to explore between-group differences in social participation and sociodemographic and community care service use. Two distinct participation profiles were identified: (a) connected, capable, older rural women and (b) isolated, high-needs, urban-dwelling men. The first group had higher levels of engagement across six social participation domains compared with the second group. Social participation among older adults receiving community care services varies by gender, age, individual care needs, and geographical location. More targeted service provision at both the individual and community levels may assist older adults to access social participation opportunities.

“There isn't an easy way of finding the help that's available.” Barriers and facilitators of service use among dementia family caregivers: a qualitative study

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 765-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Macleod ◽  
Gemma Tatangelo ◽  
Marita McCabe ◽  
Emily You
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Barriers And Facilitators ◽  
Care Recipient ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
People With Dementia

ABSTRACTBackground:Family caregivers of people with dementia have significant unmet needs in regard to their caregiving role. Despite this, they are reluctant to utilize services to reduce their burden. The aim of this study was to examine the barriers and facilitators of service use among family caregivers of people with dementia.Method:Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 family caregivers of community-dwelling people with dementia. Of these, 12 were partner caregivers (4 men, 8 women) and 12 were offspring caregivers (2 men, 10 women). The interviews were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis.Results:Six main barriers and three facilitators were identified. These barriers and facilitators were relevant across many types of services and supports. The barriers were: the inability to find information about relevant services or support, the poor quality or mistrust of the services, the inflexibility of services, caregivers’ beliefs about their obligations to the caregiving role and resistance by the care recipient. Key facilitators were: having good communication with the care recipient, having an “expert” point of contact, and having beliefs about the caregiving role that enabled the use of services.Conclusion:Given the significant changes in the aged care service-system, it is important to discuss the barriers faced by family caregivers of people with dementia. This will inform the development of targeted strategies to address the lack of service use among these family caregivers.

scholarly journals Indigenous aged care service use and need for assistance: How well is policy matching need?

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 38-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa R Cotter ◽  
John R Condon ◽  
Ian PS Anderson ◽  
Leonard R Smith ◽  
Tony Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Service Use ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Aged Care

scholarly journals How an Emergency Department based Aged Care Service supports care across the continuum

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (s2) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Caroline Nicholson ◽  
Sophie Shrapnel ◽  
Elsa Dent
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
The Continuum
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