scholarly journals 085Southern Trust Acute Care at Home Service for Older People

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (Suppl_3) ◽  
pp. iii1-iii12
Author(s):  
Ann McCann ◽  
Patricia McCaffrey ◽  
Gail Nicholson ◽  
Eamon Farrell
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Home Service ◽  
Care At Home ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals Evaluating the impact of an Acute Care at Home service on acute hospital admissions

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eamon Farrell ◽  
Patricia McCaffrey ◽  
Roisin Toner ◽  
Catherine Sheeran
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Acute Hospital ◽  
Home Service ◽  
Care At Home ◽  
The Impact ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals 193A Review of the Acute Care at Home Service in the Southern Trust

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (suppl_5) ◽  
pp. v13-v60
Author(s):  
Anna Louise Alexander ◽  
Gail Nicholson ◽  
Patricia McCaffrey
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Home Service ◽  
Care At Home ◽  
At Home

Acute? Care at Home

2001 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 1123-1125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Leff
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Care At Home ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals Feeling in control: comparing older people's experiences in different care settings

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 1427-1451 ◽  
Author(s):  
LISA CALLAGHAN ◽  
ANN-MARIE TOWERS
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Care At Home ◽  
Extra Care Housing ◽  
At Home

ABSTRACTThe promotion of choice and control for older people is a policy priority for social care services in the United Kingdom and is at the heart of recent drives to personalise services. Increasingly, we are seeing a move away from institutionalised care (e.g. in care homes) towards enablement, with more services being delivered in community-based settings. Extra care housing has been promoted as a purpose-built, community-based alternative to residential care for older people. However, whilst accounts of users' experiences in particular service types are plentiful, the use of different instrumentation and measures makes comparison between settings difficult. We combined data from four studies where participants were older people either living in care homes or extra care housing or receiving care at home. All of these studies asked participants to rate their control over daily life, using the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT). This paper presents the results of an ordinal logistic regression analysis indicating that, after controlling for differences in age, ability to perform activities of daily living and self-rated health, setting had a significant effect on older people's sense of control. Residents in care homes and extra care housing report similar levels of control over daily life but consistently report feeling more in control than older people receiving care at home. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.

Enabling the person with moderate dementia to remain at home

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 324-329
Author(s):  
Linda Nazarko
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Older People ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Moderate Dementia ◽  
Care At Home ◽  
The Uk ◽  
At Home

Most older people would prefer to remain at home and receive care at home until the end of life. In the UK, around 16% of older people die at home ( Hall et al, 2011:3 , Figure 1:1) and around 10% of people with dementia die at home ( Public Health England (PHE), 2019 ). In Europe, including the UK, the population is ageing and it is important that older people are enabled to remain at home whenever possible ( Hall et al, 2011 ). As dementia progresses, this can become more difficult, but can be managed if the appropriate support is provided. This article explores ways to support people with moderate dementia to remain at home.

scholarly journals 266 Patient and Carers Experience of an Acute Care at Home Team: A Service Evaluation

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. iii17-iii65
Author(s):  
Deborah Toal ◽  
DrPatricia McCaffrey
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Hospital Care ◽  
Treatment Plan ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Home Team ◽  
Small Areas ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Care At Home ◽  
At Home

Abstract Background The Aim of the Acute Care at Home Team is to provide acute care to over 65's in the patient's own home, providing assessment and treatment of acute conditions such as pneumonia, urinary sepsis and heart failure. It is a multidisciplinary team that works together to streamline services to enable a patient to stay safely in their own home. A full comprehensive geriatric assessment is carried out in all patients to help improve patient outcomes. The patients have full access to in patient services such as scans, and x-rays. All blood tests are treated as urgent to ensure the patient is in no way disadvantaged by being treated by acute care at home compared with hospital care. The aims and objectives are to explore patient and family experiences and identify any areas for improvement. Methods A service users and carers experience Questionnaire (N=31) was used to gain insight into how satisfied the patient or family were with the service and what the experience was like having the team come into their home. Results Patient satisfaction with this Acute Care at Home Team was reported at 100%. Patients were happy with the care they received, 100% of patients were happy with staff's knowledge of their condition and treatment plan. All of the respondents stated they would both recommend the service and use it again. The qualitative responses were in keeping with 100% satisfaction in that they were positive in nature. Conclusion This service evaluation has shown that patient and carer experience of this Acute Care at Home Team is a positive one, with 100% satisfaction levels. There are some small areas to be improved upon, however the results show this service is providing the over 65 population with a good experience of being treated at home as an alternative to hospital care when acutely unwell.

The Netherlands—zorg in de gemeenschap

2019 ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
Mark Britnell
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The World ◽  
Care At Home ◽  
General Care ◽  
At Home

The Dutch healthcare system is considered by many to be one of the finest in the world because of its pioneering provision and decent level of funding. ‘Zorg in de gemeenschap’ or ‘care in the community’ is a both a distinguishing and defining feature of the Dutch cure and care system. The Dutch spend around 3.7% of their GDP on long-term care, the highest in the OECD, and offer many examples of innovation in caring for older people in the community and at home. Nearly 13% of the population aged over 65 receive care at home, compared with just 4.9% across the OECD. In this chapter, Mark Britnell looks at the Dutch healthcare system; its structure, funding, future, and much else. He points out that a strength of the Dutch healthcare system is the emphasis placed on well-resourced primary care, and looks at how it affects general care.

Hospital/Acute Care at Home

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 281-283
Author(s):  
Kevin Worth ◽  
Laure Lisk ◽  
Elizabeth Ann Scruth
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Care At Home ◽  
At Home
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