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  • Cost comparison of different models of palliative care delivery

    Author(s)
    Comans, Tracy
    Nguyen, Kim-Huong
    Stafford-Bell, Fiona
    Agar, Meera
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Comans, Tracy
    Year published
    2020
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    Abstract
    Objective: The aim of this project was to assess the value for money of a modified unit within a residential aged care facility (RACF) for people requiring palliative care at the end of life. Methods: A three-way comparison using a mixed-method costing was used to estimate the per day cost of the unit compared to care in a palliative care unit within a hospital and a standard RACF bed. Results: The cost of the unit was estimated at $242 per day (2015 Australian dollars). The palliative care hospital bed cost $1,664 per day. The cost of a standard RACF bed was $123 per day, indicating that an additional $120 per day is required ...
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    Objective: The aim of this project was to assess the value for money of a modified unit within a residential aged care facility (RACF) for people requiring palliative care at the end of life. Methods: A three-way comparison using a mixed-method costing was used to estimate the per day cost of the unit compared to care in a palliative care unit within a hospital and a standard RACF bed. Results: The cost of the unit was estimated at $242 per day (2015 Australian dollars). The palliative care hospital bed cost $1,664 per day. The cost of a standard RACF bed was $123 per day, indicating that an additional $120 per day is required to provide the higher level of care required by people with complex palliative care needs. Conclusion: A modified RACF unit could provide substantial cost savings to the health budget for selected complex palliative care patients.
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    Journal Title
    Australasian Journal on Ageing
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12843
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    This publication has been entered in Griffith Research Online as an advanced online version.
    Subject
    Biomedical and clinical sciences
    Health services and systems
    Public health
    Health economics
    Human society
    Psychology
    Science & Technology
    Life Sciences & Biomedicine
    Geriatrics & Gerontology
    Gerontology
    cost analysis
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/398240
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