Aged Care

The Aged Care program aims to ensure better access to primary medical care for residents of aged care facilities and to enable GPs to work with Aged Care Facilities on quality improvement strategies for the care of all residents.

Clinical Attachment 

In the 2008-2010 RACGP triennium, the Division has developed a clinical attachment that is aged care specific. The clinical attachment provides approximately 10 hours allocated to one or several of the geriatricians at the RHH Aged Care and Rehabilitation unit depending on your area/s of interest, eg dementia, stroke, mental health issues, falls prevention, etc. Click here for a summary of the program and an application form.

Downloads

• General Practice South Panel Structure

• Summary of GP and ACFsurvey findings

• Guidelines for Medication Management in RACFs - APAC Nov 2002 3rd edition. For a copy of the Guidelines, contact the Program Officer.

• Medical Care of Older Persons in Residential Aged Care Facilities "Silver Book". at the RACGP website.

• Guidelines for a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care . May 2004. Copy also available at the Division.

• Advance Care brochure

• Aged Care Facilities Directory ^{2008 listing}

• Comprehensive Medical Assessment - Aged Care MDW Template May 08

• Statement of wishes:   Patient Info    Wishes Form    Contact Details

• GP Claim form for Aged Care GP Panel activity - contact the Program Officer

• The Division was involved in the Falls Prevention program "Stand Up Right - Stay Upright" an Aust Govt Initiative. The program produced a number of resources for both health practitioners and the general public. They can be found here. 

Other Resources

• Strengthening Medicare - Aged Care GP Panels Initiative aims to ensure better access to primary medical care for residents of aged care homes and to enable GPs to work with homes on quality improvement strategies for the care of all residents.

• Department of Veterans Affairs

• The Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency is the independent body responsible for managing the accreditation and ongoing supervision of Commonwealth-funded aged care homes.

• Ageing section at the DOHA website

• GP Aged Care Panels at the DOHA website

• Continence Foundation of Australia Resources order form ^{Jul 08}

• Carelink

• ADCIS