Improving care transitions of older people: Challenges for today and tomorrow

Abstract

Enabling optimal care transitions for older people remains a key challenge facing policy‐makers and service providers. This qualitative Australian study aimed to provide a comprehensive picture of the factors/issues surrounding care transitions from the perspective of older people and their carers. It documents how supports and services are searched for and gained during the care transition process and the effect of this process on older people and their families. These findings have implications for service provision and policy relating to both assisting older people to age in place wherever possible and facilitating optimal care transitions when they are required.

Citation

Cheek, J., Ballantyne, A., Gillham, D., Mussared, J., Flett, P., Lewin, G., Walker, M., Roder‐Allen, G., Quan, J. and Vandermeulen, S. (2006), "Improving care transitions of older people: Challenges for today and tomorrow", Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. 7 No. 4, pp. 18-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/14717794200600024