Waikato DHB’s Older Persons and Rehabilitation Services has introduced a new service called Supported Transfer and Accelerated Rehabilitation Team (START), which provides intensive rehabilitation in patients’ homes, enabling early seamless discharge and improved function in line with daily living.
The aim of START is to:
provide and promote rehabilitation of patients in their home environment in collaboration with community therapy services and specialist geriatric medical care
provide and coordinate continuing clinical assessment to recognise deterioration and need for change in nursing or medical treatment or hospital admission
work collaboratively with long term care providers by supplying education and training to carers as appropriate and developing a care plan for long term use in the home
provide and improve education to patients, carers and family
undertake a collaborative and individualised programme of health promotion for each client. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of fitness and prevention of deconditioning.
More information is available here: http://workforceinnovation.hiirc.org.nz/page/32580/supported-transfer-and-accelerated-rehabilitation/;jsessionid=AB340EF9C66FA0FBD366B1E89EA8377C?contentType=1461§ion=18375.
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