Access to rehabilitation services for older adults living with dementia or in a residential aged care facility following a hip fracture: healthcare professionals' views.

Conclusions: The development of consistent decision criteria and pathways for access to hip fracture rehabilitation could provide a standard approach to access to rehabilitation, particularly for patients with cognitive impairment and/or who reside in RACFs. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION Need to establish evidence-based criteria for patients who will benefit from hip fracture rehabilitation. Consistent decision criteria for access to hip fracture rehabilitation will assist in guiding a standard approach to providing rehabilitation, particularly for patients with cognitive impairment and/or who reside in FACFs. There is a need to ensure the availability of physiotherapy services in FACFs to assist with rehabilitation provision. Rehabilitation provided to patients with cognitive impairment and/or who are living in FACFs should be tailored to their physical and mental ability.
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Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - July 22, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Mitchell R, Fajardo Pulido D, Ryder T, Norton G, Brodaty H, Draper B, Close J, Rapport F, Lystad R, Harris I, Harvey L, Sherrington C, Cameron ID, Braithwaite J Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research