Preventing Avoidable Admissions Among Assisted Living Elders

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Conditions studied: Aging, Emergencies

In brief

Saint Luke Home (SLH) is a home for low-income seniors who are ≥ 55 years and in need of basic living help in Tucson, Arizona. Reports shows that emergency calls are made from SLH (64 residents) around 60 times each year with emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions that follow. In 2014, a total of 70 calls were made, and in 2015, 49 calls. The Director, who is a nurse by training, and staff report that many of these calls are related to medications and may be avoidable. Therefore, we believe we can make a difference and decrease emergency calls, ED visits and hospitalizations that can be avoided with a program to teach the elders and staff at SLH. The program is called Preventing Avoidable Admissions Among Assisted Living Elders (PA4LE) and will consist of a 2-hour session every two weeks including home or clinic visits (elder preference), educational sessions, and staff training.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02879396

Run by

University of Arizona

People needed

10

Starts

2016-08-01

Expected to finish

2018-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-11-01

Who can join

Age: 55 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• One or more EMS calls made, ED visit or hospital admission in the past year, as determined by the incidence report at SLH

You may not qualify if…

• A score of ≤ 22 out of 30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) during initial assessment

Where it is running

• St. Luke's Home — Tucson, Arizona, United States

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