Interim Care

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Overview

The Interim Care program provides temporary support and active management of older people while longer-term care arrangements are being finalised. Generally, the Interim Care program offers a number of services to eligible people. The basic components of the program are

• an appropriate level of nursing and medical care
• allied health input to maintain physical functioning,
• personal care,
• social workers who actively involve the person and the family in securing appropriate accommodation and
• a level of case management for Home-based Interim Care clients.

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Criteria for Assessing the need for Interim Care (39kb, pdf)

Interim Care Guidelines - for Health Services providing Interim Care Sep 2003 (66kb, pdf)

Further information

• Sub Acute - Interim Care
• Sub Acute - Services
  

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