Hospital and out-of-hospital services provided by public geriatric medicine departments in Australia and New Zealand.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the types of hospital and out-of-hospital services provided by public geriatric medicine departments in Australia and New Zealand, and to explore head of department (HOD) views on issues in current and future service provision.

Methods

An electronic survey was sent to HODs of public geriatric medicine departments.

Results

Seventy-six (89%) of 85 identified HODs completed the survey. Seventy-one (93%) departments admit inpatients and 51 (67%) admit acute inpatients, with variable admission criteria. Sixty-four (84%) have hospitals with an inpatient general medicine service, and 58 (91%) of these admit older patients with acute geriatric issues. Sixty (79%) departments provide inpatient rehabilitation. Forty (53%) have beds for behavioural symptoms

SUBMITTER: Azarias E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671717 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature