Better@Home services aim to deliver more specialised care closer to home and in the persons setting of choice.

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As one of the Better@Home services, Residential In Reach provides specialist assessment services by a Nurse Consultant, to people living in Residential Aged Care Facilities, which in turn, prevents avoidable presentations to the Hospital Emergency Department.

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Residential In Reach Nurse Consultants may visit and provide this specialist care; which is done in partnership with the Facility staff and the persons own General Practitioner. It is a team approach to supporting care in that persons’ setting of choice – Better@Home!

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If the person requires hospital admission, this decision is made with the person and their care team.

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Residential In Reach is NOT an emergency service.

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SERVICES WE PROVIDE

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• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for people at risk of hospitalisation.

• Review and management plans for acute illness.

• Falls assessment and management.

• Advanced Care Planning.

• Palliative care advice and support.

• Continence care and advice including catheters, bowel management and bladder scans.

• Wound management, suture and skin advice.

• Intravenous access and antibiotics.

• PICC and PORT care and management.

• Dehydration management.

• Heart failure and chronic respiratory management.

• Doppler ultrasound.

• Portable electrocardiogram may be available.

• Education and staff upskilling as negotiated.

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