General Medical issues thread

[love_the_life]

Perhaps the social worker can help organise respite after discharge.
Entitlement is 63 days free respite a year which can be extended to 84 days if approved by aged care assessor.

But need to get assessment whilst still in hospital for transition care.

 

[Quickstatus]

But need to get assessment whilst still in hospital for transition care.

Transition care is different but also a good idea.

 

[love_the_life]

Transition care is different but also a good idea.

Yes, aware that transition care is a different program and is funded differently (can be either resi or at home or a mix) but Seat08 might want to look at it as an option. Either way, a clinical aged care needs assessment will be needed and will probably need to push for an urgent assessment (in hospital should be quicker hopefully).

 

[drron]

Having just gone down the transition care pathway get the appointment for assessment done quickly I was in a rehabilitation ward which is the fast track to assessment here in QLD. Social worker asked in afternoon, seen the next morning and approved that afternoon for Transition to Home program.
Social worker said that people in the other parts of the program had a. 3-4 day wait for being assessed.

 

[Quickstatus]

was in a rehabilitation ward which is the fast track to assessment here in QLD

Private health funds are increasingly not funding postop rehab and expecting that to be funded from the bundled fixed prices for particular surgeries like elective joint replacement (not saying that applies to your particular situation). Getting people out of rehab and hopsital is a priority.