A rapid review of what innovative workforce models have helped to rapidly grow capacity for community care to help older adults leave hospital

2022-08-07 health policy Title + abstract only

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Older adults who have undergone treatment as hospital inpatients and are now medically fit for discharge back into the community may require additional care to support that transition. Prolonged hospital admissions can also have risks including functional decline, dependency and the risk of hospital acquired infections. The aim of this rapid review was to review the research evidence for the effectiveness of workforce models in the community that may be able to rapidly grow capacity for communi...