Helen Loffler1, Kate Barnett2, Megan Corlis3, Sara Howard4, Jan Van Emden5. 1. Student Participation Manager, Helping Hand Aged Care, South Australia, Australia. 2. Leader of the National Evaluation of TRACS (Teaching Research Aged Care Services) Program; Managing Director, Stand Out Report, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 3. Director, Research and Development Unit, Helping Hand Aged Care, South Australia, Australia. 4. Member of the National Evaluation Team of TRACS, Research Fellow, Australian Industrial Transformation Institute, Flinders University of South Australia, Australia. 5. Business Manager, Research and Development Unit, Helping Hand Aged Care, South Australia, Australia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Student Education and Participation Program that has evolved at Helping Hand Aged Care over the past decade is based on ongoing research and evaluation, and a highly innovative example of the teaching nursing home model has emerged. METHODS: Drawing on that body of work and findings from the national evaluation of Australia's TRACS (Teaching and Research Aged Care Services) programme (2012-2015) an analysis of the model is presented. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Lessons learned about the challenges faced, enabling factors, the benefits generated and outcomes achieved are presented.
BACKGROUND: The Student Education and Participation Program that has evolved at Helping Hand Aged Care over the past decade is based on ongoing research and evaluation, and a highly innovative example of the teaching nursing home model has emerged. METHODS: Drawing on that body of work and findings from the national evaluation of Australia's TRACS (Teaching and Research Aged Care Services) programme (2012-2015) an analysis of the model is presented. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Lessons learned about the challenges faced, enabling factors, the benefits generated and outcomes achieved are presented.