Publications by authors named "R N Jorissen"
Article Synopsis
- This study analyzed the performance of long-term care services (LTCS) in Australia, focusing on 12 quality indicators to determine achievable benchmarks of care (ABC©) based on top-performing facilities.
- The research included data from 2,746 LTCS and over 244,000 residents aged 65 and older in 2019, revealing that certain quality indicators had low benchmark rates, with 17-59% of LTCS meeting ABC for severe health concerns.
- Results showed that smaller and government-owned LTCS were more likely to achieve these benchmarks, highlighting the importance of these characteristics for quality care delivery.
Objective: Moving into a long-term care facility (LTCF) requires substantial personal, societal and financial investment. Identifying those at high risk of short-term mortality after LTCF entry can help with care planning and risk factor management. This study aimed to: (i) examine individual-, facility-, medication-, system- and healthcare-related predictors for 90-day mortality at entry into an LTCF and (ii) create risk profiles for this outcome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: To examine national trends in glucose lowering medicine (GLM) use among older people with diabetes in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) during 2009-2019.
Methods: A repeated cross-sectional study of individuals ≥65 years with diabetes in Australian LTCFs (n = 140,322) was conducted. Annual age-sex standardised prevalence of GLM use and number of defined daily doses (DDDs)/1000 resident-days were estimated.
Objectives: Antipsychotics have been the focus of reforms for improving the appropriateness of psychotropic medicine use in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). Comprehensive evaluation of antidepressant use in RACFs is required to inform policy and practice initiatives targeting psychotropic medicines. This study examined national trends in antidepressant use among older people living in RACFs from 2006 to 2019.
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