Elderly patients spend too long in hospital wards — what can get them out of there quickly and safely?
Geriatricians in ED could help prevent longer hospital stays for older adults.
Maintenance patients — that is what a report on NSW Health calls elderly people who languish on wards without actually needing acute care.
“On any given day, there are significant numbers of elderly patients occupying beds in public hospitals that could, if an aged care bed were available, be discharged,” says the Special Commission of Inquiry into Healthcare Funding report, published last week.
