Encouraging Best Practice in Residential Aged Care Program: Final Evaluation Report
13.1 - Project recommendations
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Table of contents
- Key Messages
- Executive Summary
- About This Report
1 - Introduction- 2 - Evidence, Changes in Practice and the EBPRAC Program
- 3 - Program Delivery/Implementation
- 4 - Program Impact
- 5 - Capacity Building
- 6 - Generalisability
- 7 - Sustainability
- 8 - Dissemination
- 9 - Appropriateness
- 10 - Cost Implications for Government and Aged Care Providers
- 11 - Perceptions of High-Level Stakeholders
- 12 - Discussion and Conclusions
13 - Recommendations- References
- Appendices 1 to 6
- Appendices 7 to 12
- Appendices 13 to 17
13.1 Project recommendations
Each of the lead organisations included recommendations in project final reports. In addition, the three palliative care projects met in Melbourne in July 2010 and the report of that workshop also includes recommendations. Some of the recommendations are targeted at government, some at facilities and some are not targeted at all. What follows highlights some of the issues raised.The recommendations cover a broad range of issues, including improving the context within which implementation takes place (e.g. by developing leaders) and promoting a particular approach to change management (e.g. action research, use of a model, use of link nurses, use of mentors).
The need for additional resources feature strongly in the recommendations, including resources for education and resources to undertake further work on a national scale e.g. implement an end-of-life care pathway. There are many recommendations about improving staff skills to support evidence-based practice, including: improving the low level of education and literacy amongst personal care workers; adapting education resources for different audiences and promoting the use of e-learning.
Recommendations also refer to putting appropriate systems in place to support evidence-based practice. There are several recommendations about disseminating the resources that have been developed during the EBPRAC program, including using existing mechanisms such as the Dementia Training Studies Centres.
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