Transitional Therapy and Care Program

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Transitional Therapy & Care Program

Mullangarrie Unit, Astrolabe St, Red Hill

The Transitional Therapy and Care Programme (TTCP) is a community based programme for older adults, providing up to 12 weeks support and therapy at the end of a hospital stay. This goal oriented programme can be delivered at Mullangarrie Unit located at Carey Gardens in Red Hill or at home.

The aim of this service is to maintain ability and keep older people safely in their own homes. The service is a collaboration between Health Directorate, Aged Care and Rehabilitation Service who provide the allied health input and Baptist Community Services, Home Flexi Care who provide the care and case management component.

Service Access

Referral can be made by acute services by completing the TTCP referral form PLUS providing multidisciplinary recommendations in the form of discharge report/s. To enter the programme, patients must be assessed by the Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) as being eligible for transition care.

Eligibility

Transition Care is aimed at older people who are at the conclusion of an acute or subacute hospital stay. All individuals entering the service MUST have been assessed by the Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT).

Eligibility criteria are as follows:

A person who has completed their episode of acute/ subacute care, is medically stable and ready for discharge

A person who has the capacity to benefit from goal-oriented, time-limited services are necessary to:

Complete their restorative process
Optimise their functional capacity
Assist in making long-term arrangements for their care

A person who wishes to enter transition care and is in hospital at the time the Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) assessment is undertaken.

Business hours

Home Flexi Care Services are available Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm for new referrals and on call after hours for current clients.

Allied Health Service are available Monday Friday 8:30am 5pm, excluding public holidays.

Location

Our providers deliver the TTCP at two service locations:

TTCP service locations

1.	A 15 Unit - Mullangarrie, located in Red Hill. Patients have access to a case manager, care, nursing staff and medical staff 24 hours a day and may be visited by allied health staff Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.
2.	Care in the patient's own home. Patients will be attended by carers as needed and the case manager will be in regular contact. Allied health staff will visit throughout the week, for rehabilitation at times negotiated with the patient.

Cost

Patients will be asked to make a financial contribution to their care. The fee is calculated on a daily basis with a maximum amount based on the single pension. Fees will be agreed prior to admission to the programme. Access to the programme will not be affected by the ability to pay.