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The Frailty Care in the Community program is for people identified by their doctor or allied health professional with a low rating on the frail scale. The free program builds awareness about identifying frailty to reduce the risk of falls, decline of independence and the worsening of other health conditions. It will screen and assess physical performance, nutritional status, medication management, cognition, mental health and social support.
Participants will be able to access psychologists, physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, dieticians and pharmacists with special interest in aged care. The program will involve a variety of individual appointments and group-based movement sessions personalised to the patient’s needs, and will improve the navigation to community health services. A fundamental part of the program will focus on social interaction and reducing isolation. Home visitations are also available for high-risk patients.
Participants will need to be referred by their general practitioners. Allied Health professionals can also refer into the service; however the participant’s GP is required to agree.
Eligibility criteria:
There are many means by which frailty can creep-in as one gets older. It can be associated with increased falls, poor mobility, complications post procedures or surgery, admission to hospital, poor nutrition, multiple medications, depression, changes in cognitive function and loneliness.
It is important that frailty is not something that is simply ‘put up’ with and allowed to impact one’s quality of life. Screening and assessing for frailty should be done sooner rather than later if health conditions change in an elderly person.
The Frailty Care in the Community program is a multidisciplinary approach that is designed so that participants can explore a range of different strategies to reduce the risk for frailty, in the hope of improving independence and safety whilst living at home, protecting against negative health outcomes and promoting wellbeing.
Participants will be able to access psychologists, physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, dieticians and pharmacists with special interest in aged care. The program will involve a variety of individual appointments and group-based movement sessions personalised to the patient’s needs and will improve the navigation to community health services. A fundamental part of the program will focus on social interaction and reducing isolation. Home visitations are also available for high-risk patients.
Joyce McSwan
Frailty in the Community Program Office Suite – Corporate House Suite 21 and 23, 155 Varsity Parade, Varsity Lakes, QLD 4227
frailtyprogram@painwise.com.au
Phone: 0412 327 795
Fax: 07 3539 9801
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