Australian Residential Aged Care
Cross-source consensus on Australian Residential Aged Care from 1 sources and 6 claims.
1 sources · 6 claims
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- Australia's aged care system is described as being under acute strain. — The GRACE video-telehealth project protocol: a mixed-methods study to improve quality, safety and acceptability of video-telehealth in Australian general practice and residential aged care
- Admissions to residential aged care homes have increased 57% since 2013. — The GRACE video-telehealth project protocol: a mixed-methods study to improve quality, safety and acceptability of video-telehealth in Australian general practice and residential aged care
- The Royal Commission found that 17–31% of RACH emergency department transfers were unnecessary. — The GRACE video-telehealth project protocol: a mixed-methods study to improve quality, safety and acceptability of video-telehealth in Australian general practice and residential aged care
- Hospital transfers expose elderly residents to risks including delirium, falls, medication errors, deconditioning, and death. — The GRACE video-telehealth project protocol: a mixed-methods study to improve quality, safety and acceptability of video-telehealth in Australian general practice and residential aged care
- The current ratio of GPs to RACH residents in Australia is described as already unsustainable. — The GRACE video-telehealth project protocol: a mixed-methods study to improve quality, safety and acceptability of video-telehealth in Australian general practice and residential aged care
- The project aims to reduce unnecessary hospital transfers and improve rural and remote access to GP care. — The GRACE video-telehealth project protocol: a mixed-methods study to improve quality, safety and acceptability of video-telehealth in Australian general practice and residential aged care