Use of a screening tool and primary health care gerontology nurse specialist for high-needs older people

Abstract

The primary health care gerontology nurse specialist model delivers a proactive case finding and specialist gerontology intervention for older people at high risk of functional or health decline.

Implementation of a gerontology nurse specialist role in primary health care: Health professional and older adult perspectives

“…The study was a qualitative descriptive study evaluating the implementation of a screening tool to identify at‐risk older adults and PHC‐GNS care coordination within primary healthcare practices. Descriptive findings related to use of the screening tool and implementation of the PHC‐GNS role and subsequent CGA are reported elsewhere (King, Boyd, & Dagley, ). This paper will focus on reporting the qualitative data collected using a qualitative descriptive general inductive approach.…”

The effect of a gerontology nurse specialist for high needs older people in the community on healthcare utilisation: a controlled before-after study

“…The crucial innovative features of this study are that the GNS was based within the primary care setting as well as integration with secondary care. Details of implementing this innovative model with descriptive quantitative findings have been published [ 22 ] as well as qualitative perspectives of health professionals and older people [ 23 ]. This study was a pragmatic evaluation of the new model of care in relation to hospital utilisation outcomes for those who received the intervention compared with a comparable group of older people who received usual care.…”

Research on layout model and construction planning of aged care institutions for disabled elders in China: based on Nanjing city data

“…Different from the previous layout model, the first two cycles are the same from 2021–2026, but the economic returns in the target function need to change from 2027. The number of beds per 1,000 registered elderly people also needs to increase year by year, and the original five cycles need to be divided into 2 + 3 cycles [ 18 ].…”

“…Hospice care refers to the care provided to the terminally ill individual and their family members. The focus of care is to enable the cared for person to live comfortably, stress-free or painless in the limited life time [ 18 ]. The American model of care is a professional care service for the elderly who cannot take care of themselves physically and mentally.…”