Our Services

Transitioning through the last stages of life is often overwhelming and complex. Our team of doctors and specialists provide our patients with trusted care in the comfort of their own Residential Aged Care Facility or Independent Living Centers. Our team are experts in aged care and are passionate about making a difference in the lives of older people.

Our services extends further than standard quality care, we have a special focus on the following areas:

Dementia Management
Falls Prevention & Fracture Management
Incontinence
Infection Control
Medication Management
Osteoporosis Management
Pain Management
Palliative care
Pressure Ulcers
Sarcopenia Management
Skin Cancer Checks

Comprehensive Health Assessments & GP Management Plans.

Where necessary our Doctors are able to conduct Comprehensive Health Assessments and GP Management Plans. These tools identify the specific needs of our patients, help evaluate the health status of individuals and assist in the management of chronic or complex conditions.

Medication Management

When required our patients regularly undergo ‘Residential Medication Management Reviews’ (RMMR’s). These reviews are conducted by an accredited pharmacist. RMMR’s are designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of a patient’s medication as well as identify, resolve and prevent medication-related problems. The report is then reviewed and actioned by the patients primary GP.

Bone density scans

Osteoporosis is a major clinical problem in older women and men, in Australia affecting over one million people. A ‘dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry’ (DEXA) scan is a widely used diagnostic tool that has the ability to measure bone density and assess the risk of bone fractures.

Upon GP request our administration team organise the Adelaide Bodyscan mobile DEXA van to visit our residential aged care facilities. For patients over the age of 70 the DEXA bone scan is funded by Medicare once every two years. Please call our friendly administration team on 1300 739 199 if you would like to find out more information about the facility visiting schedule.

Vaccinations

Our practice aims to ensure that all of our patients are provided with their up to date vaccines. Below are the three common vaccines that we provide to our patients;

Influenza vaccine
Pneumococcal vaccine
Shingles vaccine

Hospital Admission Prevention

Our GP’s endeavour to provide responsive medical treatment with the aim at reducing hospital visits. Unnecessary hospital visits can often be highly distressing for patients and their families, as well as detrimental to the patients overall wellbeing. Two of our facilities take part in the initiative called ‘The Dandelion Project’ which is run by the Adelaide Primary Health Network (Adelaide PHN). This projects aim is to avoid hospital transfers for residents who could be better treated in the comfort of their facility. Our GP’s contribute to this initiative in the following ways;

Preparing and reviewing patient advanced care plans.
Responding to acute clinical events.
Engaging in collaborative health care.

For more information on this initiative please visits –

http://www.eldercare.net.au/aged-care/residential-care/our-services/the-dandelion-project/

Palliative Care

We aim to provide a patient and family-centered approach during the end of life stage. Our GP’s endeavor to do the following during this time;

Respecting the patient wishes, needs and dignity.
Ensuring that the patient is as comfortable as possible.
Providing support for emotional, social and spiritual concerns.
Providing support for the family.
If necessary referring patients to specialised palliative care services.

Not only do we work with our patients but we also collaborate with our patient’s family whilst administering quality care. This is done through a family meeting, family case conferences or phone communication.

Family meetings and case conferences are pre organised consults which can be requested by our GP’s, facility nursing staff and family members upon request.

As our GP’s have set schedules every day, if you would like to arrange a family meeting, family case conference or wish to speak to one of our GP’s please phone our administration team on 1300 739 199 between the hours of 8am – 5pm weekdays.

We understand the challenges and complexities of working in an aged care facility.

Our model of care has been designed to support the residential aged care facilities as well as our patients.

The benefits that our practice provide to the facilities that we engage with include the following;

Working closely with Nursing Home staff to ensure a high quality of care is provided to our residents.
Providing a regular visiting schedule to each of our Nursing Homes and Independent Living Communities.
Assigning two GP’s to the majority of our Residential Ages Care Facilities for back up support and continuity of care.
Providing phone support from 8am – 5pm weekdays.
Providing regular after hour’s emergency cover which is triaged accordingly.