老年护理套餐的等待时间：需要了解的事项。
Waiting times for Aged Care Packages: the need to know.
作者信息
Griffiths Maria, Russell Robyn, Brunker Gillian, Boccalatte Margaret, Goldstraw Paul
机构信息
Aged Care Assessment Team, Older Person's Community Services, Townsville Health Service District, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
出版信息
Australas J Ageing. 2014 Mar;33(1):26-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00641.x. Epub 2012 Nov 21.
AIM
To establish local waiting times for access to Aged Care Packages (ACPs). ACPs are federally funded and designed to support older people to remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible. Access to an ACP is via the Aged Care Assessment Services (ACAS) process. Initial investigations suggested that significant waiting times existed locally.
METHODS
Analysis of ACAS data was undertaken retrospectively and prospectively to identify type of ACP and date of approval. Date of provision was obtained from ACP providers.
RESULTS
Two hundred and eighty-five ACPs were approved, but only 35 were provided. At up to 12 months after approval, 88% of the cohort were still waiting to receive an appropriate package.
CONCLUSION
Long waiting times exist, which has implications both for the individual and the care/health sectors. It is suggested that monitoring waiting times should be a requirement for the future.
目的
确定获得老年护理包（ACP）的本地等待时间。老年护理包由联邦政府资助，旨在支持老年人尽可能长时间地在自己家中保持独立。通过老年护理评估服务（ACAS）流程获得老年护理包。初步调查表明，当地存在显著的等待时间。
方法
对ACAS数据进行回顾性和前瞻性分析，以确定老年护理包的类型和批准日期。提供日期从老年护理包提供商处获取。
结果
285个老年护理包获得批准，但仅提供了35个。在批准后的12个月内，88%的队列仍在等待获得合适的护理包。
结论
存在较长的等待时间，这对个人以及护理/卫生部门都有影响。建议未来应要求监测等待时间。
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