Aged care
Aged Care Access Initiative (Allied Health)
The Aged Care Access Initiative (ACAI) is Federal Government funded program providing funding for allied health clinical care services to be delivered to residents in residential aged care, where these services not funded under Medicare or by other government funding.
From 2009, residents on Brisbane's north and south sides have been provided with access to psychological and oral health care through our ACAI program and in partnership with Brisbane South Division. In 2011, the Medicare Local will continue to support northside facilties as well as Moreton Bay facilties. Since 2009, our ACAI program has helped well over 2,000 residents.
Resources
- Psychology Internship Placements Info Kit (self-extracting .exe file)
Media
- 'Gen Y goes geriatric' - Mental Health Review, April issue
- 'Taking the initiative' - Australian Ageing Agenda, January issue
- 'Psychological Support for Residents' - Australian Ageing Agenda, 11 March
Extended Skills Post for GP Registrars
The Extended Skill Post, a training and placement program, was developed to encourage GP registrars to work in aged care facilities and view aged care as an extension of their general practice work. The training aims to increase the number of GP registrars being trained to work in residential aged care facilities.
RACF/Hospital Yellow Envelope
The yellow envelope is a communication tool that assists staff of residential aged care facilities (RACFs) and hospitals to provide relevant medical information about patients transferred to and from hospital from RACFs.
See Publications for past aged care projects and intiatives.
Resources for RACF (developed by GPpartners Ltd under the Aged Care Panels initiative 2004-2008)
Management
Clinical Handover Audit Toolkit (see above)
Managing Depression in Residential Aged Care Toolkit (see above)
Residential Aged Care Facility Clinical Resource Manual, SEAGP, 2008 (click Resources)
Crisis Management Flowchart
Guide to mental health status examination (print 2 on A4)
Hospital communication
GP communication
GP-RACF Communication Guide
GP Preferences List
GP Call Out Form
Other
Last update: Sept 2011