A multi-organisation aged care emergency service for acute care management of older residents in aged care facilities
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A multi-organisation aged care emergency service for acute care management of older residents in aged care facilities.
This case study describes a multi-organisation aged care emergency (ACE) service. The service was designed to enable point-of-care assessment and management for older people in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). Design of the ACE service involved consultation and engagement of multiple key stakeholders. The ACE service was implemented in a large geographical region of a single Medicare L...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian Health Review
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0156-5788
DOI: 10.1071/ah15049