Aged Care services early intervention... A new model of care:
The changes include better first response services at the point of entry to healthcare delivered at Gold Coast University Hospital and Robina Hospital.
With early intervention and better coordination between GPs and hospitals, patients will see a vast difference in the way they receive care an the ability to help them to return home earlier, or receive the care that they need in their homes.
For Aged Care - essentially those of us who are 'older' :-)
What this means in practice is that when you have had that ... are taken in the ambulance to the hospital (Gold Coast University Hospital or Robina Hospital), there in the A&E you will seen by a Specialist team who will assess your needs, and then Immediately direct that you be taken to where you will receive that needed help. Be it a hospital ward, your own HOME, or an aged care facility that has the right level of clinical care in place.
"These specialist rehabilitation and aged care teams will respond to patients when they first come into hospital, as early as in the Emergency Department".
healthwaves+ Your local health news, February/March 2016.
Project Manager for the Reforming Aged CAre and Rehab Services, Marissa Corcoran.
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and when you arrive home -
NEW assistive technology rental when leaving hospital:If you are leaving hospital, you can immediately access the assistive technology you need to be safe at home or your first destination.
This applies for up to six months until your short, medium and long term assistive technology and home modification needs can be assessed and you have an updated plan in place.
Integrated care:
Gold Coast Integrated Care (GCIC) is changing the way patients with chronic conditions are treated on the Gold Coast. The complex program incorporates a multidisciplinary team, from specialist care to allied health and community-based services, across a number of sites supporting patients and their GPs.
GCIC has established partnerships with 14 GP clinics and community-based healthcare providers to facilitate a seamless continuum of care to patients with chronic conditions such as heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney disease and diabetes.
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These new care types builds on the success of the existing transition care programme that assists older people to return home after a hospital stay. These new places allow additional flexibility in how care is accessed and delivered.
Since 1 July 2016 there has been an increase in restorative care places.
------------------So, Good news for you :-) Hopefully this gets you HOME faster with all your needed services being put in place.
MASS Equipment to Home Program has been introduced to facilitate the prompt discharge of patients from Queensland Health hospitals and associated transition facilities throughout Queensland and to eliminate the need for patients to remain as an inpatient while waiting for the provision of basic assistive technology for discharge. Ask when you are receiving your rehabilitation. "Can I take this ... (aid) home with me?"
Examples of Assistive Technology currently provided on the program includes:
The changes include better first response services at the point of entry to healthcare delivered at Gold Coast University Hospital and Robina Hospital.
With early intervention and better coordination between GPs and hospitals, patients will see a vast difference in the way they receive care an the ability to help them to return home earlier, or receive the care that they need in their homes.
For Aged Care - essentially those of us who are 'older' :-)
What this means in practice is that when you have had that ... are taken in the ambulance to the hospital (Gold Coast University Hospital or Robina Hospital), there in the A&E you will seen by a Specialist team who will assess your needs, and then Immediately direct that you be taken to where you will receive that needed help. Be it a hospital ward, your own HOME, or an aged care facility that has the right level of clinical care in place.
- There are new and expanded services in the community for patients who need rehab and aged care services.
- Also there will be less need to transfer patients between wards and hospitals because specialist teams have been able to direct them to the right place when they are first admitted.
"These specialist rehabilitation and aged care teams will respond to patients when they first come into hospital, as early as in the Emergency Department".
healthwaves+ Your local health news, February/March 2016.
Project Manager for the Reforming Aged CAre and Rehab Services, Marissa Corcoran.
-------------------
and when you arrive home -
NEW assistive technology rental when leaving hospital:If you are leaving hospital, you can immediately access the assistive technology you need to be safe at home or your first destination.
This applies for up to six months until your short, medium and long term assistive technology and home modification needs can be assessed and you have an updated plan in place.
Integrated care:
Gold Coast Integrated Care (GCIC) is changing the way patients with chronic conditions are treated on the Gold Coast. The complex program incorporates a multidisciplinary team, from specialist care to allied health and community-based services, across a number of sites supporting patients and their GPs.
GCIC has established partnerships with 14 GP clinics and community-based healthcare providers to facilitate a seamless continuum of care to patients with chronic conditions such as heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney disease and diabetes.
------------------
These new care types builds on the success of the existing transition care programme that assists older people to return home after a hospital stay. These new places allow additional flexibility in how care is accessed and delivered.
Since 1 July 2016 there has been an increase in restorative care places.
------------------So, Good news for you :-) Hopefully this gets you HOME faster with all your needed services being put in place.
MASS Equipment to Home Program has been introduced to facilitate the prompt discharge of patients from Queensland Health hospitals and associated transition facilities throughout Queensland and to eliminate the need for patients to remain as an inpatient while waiting for the provision of basic assistive technology for discharge. Ask when you are receiving your rehabilitation. "Can I take this ... (aid) home with me?"
Examples of Assistive Technology currently provided on the program includes:
- walkers
- transfer benches
- basic shower commodes and
- bedside commodes that are already on the MASS SOA.