Journal article
Nurse-led multidisciplinary initiatives to improve outcomes and reduce hospital admissions for older adults: The Care coordination through Emergency Department, Residential Aged Care and Primary Health Collaboration project
Australasian Journal on Ageing, Vol.37(2), pp.135-139
06/2018
PMID: 29614207
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Abstract
Objectives: This article describes the Care coordination through Emergency Department, Residential Aged Care and Primary Health Collaboration (CEDRiC) project.
Methods: CEDRiC is designed to improve the health outcomes for older people with an acute illness. It attempts this via enhanced primary care in residential aged care facilities ,focused and streamlined care in the emergency department and enhanced intersectoral communication and referral.
Results: Implementing this approach has the potential to decrease inappropriate hospital admissions while improving care for older people in residential aged care and community settings.
Conclusion: This article discusses an innovative way of caring for older adults in an ageing population utilising the existing evidence. A formal evaluation is currently underway.
Details
- Title
- Nurse-led multidisciplinary initiatives to improve outcomes and reduce hospital admissions for older adults: The Care coordination through Emergency Department, Residential Aged Care and Primary Health Collaboration project
- Creators
- Elizabeth Marsden - Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service; Sunshine Coast Queensland AustraliaAlison Craswell - University of the Sunshine Coast; Sunshine Coast Queensland AustraliaAndrea Taylor - Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service; Sunshine Coast Queensland AustraliaKaye Coates - Sundale Ltd.; Sunshine Coast Queensland AustraliaJulia Crilly - School of Nursing and Midwifery; Menzies Health Institute Queensland; Griffith University; Gold Coast Queensland Australia, Gold Coast Health; Gold Coast University Hospital; Gold Coast Queensland AustraliaMarc Broadbent - University of the Sunshine Coast; Sunshine Coast Queensland AustraliaAmanda Glenwright - Central Queensland; Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast PHN; Sunshine Coast Queensland AustraliaColleen Johnston - University of the Sunshine Coast; Sunshine Coast Queensland AustraliaMarianne Wallis - University of the Sunshine Coast; Sunshine Coast Queensland Australia
- Publication Details
- Australasian Journal on Ageing, Vol.37(2), pp.135-139
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
- Identifiers
- 991012926994402368
- Academic Unit
- Nursing; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article