Alternate Level of Care: Challenges and barriers for those who wait the longest

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dc.contributor.advisorZwicker, Jennifer
dc.contributor.advisorKneebone, Ronald
dc.contributor.authorCornez, MacNeil
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-07T16:16:24Z
dc.date.available2016-10-07T16:16:24Z
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.description.abstractEach year numerous Albertans are admitted to a hospital but upon discharge are no longer able to return home, despite efforts to provide adequate support. Of these individuals who require continuing care services, some will have care needs exceeding the services that are able to be provided in available LTC beds. When the appropriate continuing care services are not available individuals admitted to acute care hospitals (but no longer requiring their services) continue to occupy a bed and are classified as requiring an “alternate level of care” or ALC. This creates inefficiencies in the utilization of acute care resources, has multiple impacts across the entire healthcare system, and most importantly prohibits patients from receiving the appropriate care in the appropriate setting. In Alberta, between 2012 and 2015, there were an average of 2,706,571 hospital bed days per year; ALC days accounted for 10% of all hospital days in 2012-13, increasing to 12.2% in 2014-15. For the Calgary zone specifically, 15.2% of all 2014-15 hospital days were classified as ALC days this translates into approximately 330,201 Alberta hospital days classified as ALC in 2014-15. This is a stark contrast from previous years; from 2006- 08 ALC days accounted for only 2.2% of all hospital days. This represents an increase of 10 percentage points, or five times as many ALC days in 2014-15 compared to 2006-2008.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationCornez, MacNeil. (2016). Alternate Level of Care: Challenges and barriers for those who wait the longest ( Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/30138
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/51696
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher.departmentThe School of Public Policyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Graduate Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.titleAlternate Level of Care: Challenges and barriers for those who wait the longesten_US
dc.typereporten_US
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