Analysis of the Influencing Factors Associated With Being Designated Alternate Level of Care
A health care organization within the Western region of Newfoundland and Labrador has been experiencing high levels of alternate level of care (ALC) cases and days within their acute care units. The majority of these individuals are older adults. The overall goal of this mixed-methods study was to i...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/1084822314539164 2024-04-07T07:54:09+00:00 Analysis of the Influencing Factors Associated With Being Designated Alternate Level of Care Barnable, Alexia Welsh, Darlene Lundrigan, Elaine Davis, Cynthia 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1084822314539164 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1084822314539164 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/1084822314539164 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Home Health Care Management & Practice volume 27, issue 1, page 3-12 ISSN 1084-8223 1552-6739 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Community and Home Care Leadership and Management journal-article 2014 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/1084822314539164 2024-03-08T03:16:13Z A health care organization within the Western region of Newfoundland and Labrador has been experiencing high levels of alternate level of care (ALC) cases and days within their acute care units. The majority of these individuals are older adults. The overall goal of this mixed-methods study was to identify factors for becoming designated ALC and to present recommendations for early intervention. This research found that older female adults with co-morbid conditions who access emergency medical services often are admitted to a hospital. The authors also found that once these patients are admitted to an acute care unit, they tend to experience functional decline that may also result in being designated ALC. This study outlines recommendations that may prevent patients from being designated ALC. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland SAGE Publications Newfoundland Home Health Care Management & Practice 27 1 3 12 |
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A health care organization within the Western region of Newfoundland and Labrador has been experiencing high levels of alternate level of care (ALC) cases and days within their acute care units. The majority of these individuals are older adults. The overall goal of this mixed-methods study was to identify factors for becoming designated ALC and to present recommendations for early intervention. This research found that older female adults with co-morbid conditions who access emergency medical services often are admitted to a hospital. The authors also found that once these patients are admitted to an acute care unit, they tend to experience functional decline that may also result in being designated ALC. This study outlines recommendations that may prevent patients from being designated ALC. |
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Analysis of the Influencing Factors Associated With Being Designated Alternate Level of Care |
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