Patient demographics
| Pre-intervention (n=202) | Post-intervention (n=226) | p Value | |
| Age (years) (median (IQR)) | 84 (79–88) | 84 (79–88) | 0.73 |
| Gender (n (%) female) | 119 (58.9) | 142 (62.8) | 0.43 |
| Length of stay in hospital (days) (median (IQR)) | 11.5 (6.0–33) | 11.0 (5.8–33) | 0.63 |
| Number of medications prescribed on discharge from hospital (median (IQR)) | |||
| Regular | 9.0 (6.5–12) | 9.0 (7.0–12) | 0.41 |
| When required (prn) | 1.0 (0–2.0) | 1.0 (0–2.0) | 0.15 |
| Total | 11.0 (7.0–13.5) | 10.0 (8.0–14) | 0.60 |
| New admission to RCF (n (%)) | 76 (37.6) | 79 (35.0) | 0.62 |
| Level of care at RCF (n (%)) | |||
| High* | 97 (48.0) | 126 (55.7) | 0.21 |
| Low† | 92 (45.5) | 89 (39.4) | |
| Other‡ | 13 (6.4) | 11 (4.9) | |
| Time between arrival at RCF and first scheduled dose due (median (IQR), minutes) | 180 (60–360) | 180 (60–330) | 0.17 |
↵* Australian Government-approved and subsidised residential aged care place for a person who needs a high level of assistance with activities of daily living and 24-h nursing care.
↵† Australian Government-approved and subsidised residential aged care place for a person who needs a lower level of personal and nursing care.
↵‡ RCF providing non-government subsidised personal and/or nursing care (eg, Supported Residential Service).
RCF, residential care facility.