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Toward the development of a more integrated aged care assessment process for rural older Australians
— practitioners' perspectives | | Author(s) | Jeni Warburton, Suzanne Cowan, Pauline Savy, Fiona Macphee |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 58, no 5, July 2015 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, July 2015 |
| Pages | pp 503-520 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Needs [elderly] ; Services ; Evaluation ; Rural areas ; Australia. |
| Annotation | There is an identified need for more effective assessment processes in rural Australia, with prior research revealing little knowledge sharing and even duplication across existing services. This article aims to explore the challenges to more closely integrated assessment processes, drawing on interview data with practitioners from three agencies located in the same rural region. Findings highlight the challenges of rural assessment, both demand-driven (more older people with complex needs, geographic isolation) and supply issues (time and distance, funding formulae, workforce shortages). The need for closer collaboration is recognised but significant systemic issues require addressing if it is to be achieved. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150918242 A |
| Classmark | IK: I: 4C: RL: 7YA |
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