Improving care for residents in long term care facilities experiencing an acute change in health status.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long term care (LTC) facilities provide health services and assist residents with daily care. At times residents may require transfer to emergency departments (ED), depending on the severity of their change in health status, their goals of care, and the ability of the facility to care for medically unstable residents. However, many transfers from LTC to ED are unnecessary, and expose residents to discontinuity in care and iatrogenic harms. This knowledge translation project aims to implement a standardized LTC-ED care and referral pathway for LTC facilities seeking transfer to ED, which optimizes the use of resources both within the LTC facility and surrounding community.

Methods/design

We will use a quasi-experimental randomized stepped-wedge design in the implem

SUBMITTER: Munene A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7685962 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature