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Table 3 Benefits of the interRAI-LTCF according to staff (n = 6) of 3 homes

From: Implementation of geriatric assessment and decision support in residential care homes: facilitating and impeding factors during initial and maintenance phase

Residential home 1 best scoring home

Residential home 2 average scoring home

Residential home 3 worst scoring home

The graphics and the plots in the outcome report show directly if there are improvements or that some conditions have become worse

The graphs and plots are useful in that they show a decline, stabilization or improvement on the physical or cognitive area that is immediately visible

The signalling of issues that you previously paid no or little attention to is very helpful because now it is acknowledged that these were serious issues important to the resident.

All the information on residents is in a database and on the computer

 

Clear view of the residents actual needs.

MM’s are improved. Better cooperation with all the disciplines involved

 

It is helpful in that it gives indications for need and utility of care

More standardized methods to work with.

 

Easy to use.

  

First seen as extra workload now the usefulness is seen in, MM with all disciplines and there is more structure in the care process.

  1. MM: Multidisciplinary Meeting.