Australasian journal on ageing

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Australas J Ageing · Dec 2010

Quantification of the proportion of transfers from residential aged care facilities to the emergency department that could be avoided through improved primary care services.

To describe elderly patient transfers from residential aged care facilities (RACF) to hospital emergency departments (ED), and to estimate the proportion of transfers that may be avoidable with improved primary care service to RACF. ⋯ Evidence from multiple sources suggests that a meaningful proportion of transfers from RACF to ED may be avoided.

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