Evaluation of a program to provide care in aged care homes in rural Australia

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This program aims to implement a Residential In-Reach (RIR) initiative in regional and rural Australia to provide responsive care for residents in aged care homes, thereby reducing unnecessary hospital transfers. The study will utilize a stepped-wedge trial design, allowing for the gradual rollout of the RIR program across various facilities while comparing outcomes over time. The primary focus will be on measuring the impact of the program on emergency department presentations and urgent care visits. The evaluation will assess both clinical and cost-effectiveness of the RIR program in these settings.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Health services that have emergency departments and/or emergency care centres that admit residents from residential aged care homes (RACH)
* RACHs that do not currently have access to RIR programs
* health service staff who have been involved with the set-up and delivery of the RIR program,
* RACH staff who have experience of or accessing the RIR service for residents at least once,
* residents living at a RACH who has experienced receiving medical care from the RIR program and can provide informed consent, or a family member of the resident,
* general practitioners whose case load includes residents from RACHs.

Exclusion Criteria:

• RACHs that already have access to a RIR program will be excluded

Where it's running

• East Grampians Health Service
  Ararat, Victoria, Australia Recruiting
• Grampians Health
  Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Recruiting
• Beaufort and Skipton Health Service
  Beaufort, Victoria, Australia Recruiting
• Central Highlands Rural Health
  Daylesford, Victoria, Australia Recruiting
• Maryborough District Health Service
  Maryborough, Victoria, Australia Recruiting
• West Wimmera Health Service
  Nhill, Victoria, Australia Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Terry Haines — Monash University
• Study coordinator: Dai Pu
• Email: debbie.pu@monash.edu
• Phone: 61 03 9904 4004

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.