Geriatric assessment--an Australian idea.
Residential care provision for elderly people varies from country to country as well as from state to state within Australia, yet despite this a universal feature of all countries is community pressure for increased provision of both nursing home and hostel accommodation. Australia has developed the concept of multidisciplinary assessment of elderly people requesting residential care. This paper describes the effectiveness of one assessment team in the south of Tasmania in reducing demand for residential accommodation and in improving outcomes for the clients referred to the team.
Munro-Ashman
J
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Department of Geriatrics, Royal Hobart Hospital, Tasmania, Australia.
D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013648:Tasmania