Community aged care assessment: results from a national field trial

Authors

Janet E. Sansoni, University of WollongongFollow
Peter D. Samsa, University of WollongongFollow
Cathy Duncan, University of WollongongFollow
Kathy Eagar, University of WollongongFollow
Bruce Shadbolt, Australian National University

RIS ID

100645

Publication Details

J. E. Sansoni, P. Samsa, C. Duncan, K. Eagar & B. Shadbolt, "Community aged care assessment: results from a national field trial", Quality of Life Research 23 1 Supplement - October 2014 (2014) 21-21.

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Quality of Life Research

Abstract

AIMS: An aged care assessment suite to enable elderly people to access community aged care services was redesigned for national application and field tested across Australia (N = 1,011). A 3-tiered model for assessment related to the need for services underpinned the assessment battery: * Level 1-for those requiring basic services such as domestic assistance or transport etc.; * Level 2-for those requiring more substantial use of services including elements of personal care; * Level 3-for those requiring a comprehensive clinical assessment to obtain higher levels of care. The field trial was concerned with the first two levels of assessment and referral to a Level 3 agency.