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.

 

[prozac]

Potentially had my last IVIG last Friday. That said I have been having my last IVIG all of this year. The difference this time is my next specialist appointment will be without the following infusion. If still required the infusion will be for the following Friday and I have already arranged this with the nursing team. It can always be cancelled if not required. There is some discussion whether we are measuring the donor immunity and not my own so time will tell and so it is possible I will miss the next infusion but resume again on the following cycle. I'm not bothered either way and just go with the flow.