{"id":41298,"date":"2022-07-20T12:07:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T02:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ambulance.vic.gov.au\/?page_id=41298"},"modified":"2023-10-30T17:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T06:39:13","slug":"racer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ambulance.vic.gov.au\/community\/racer\/","title":{"rendered":"RACER for aged care residents"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Residential Aged Care Enhanced Response (RACER) Pathway<\/strong><\/h3>

The RACER pathway connects and coordinates Triple Zero (000) calls from residential aged care homes (RACHs) to best meet patients\u2019 individual care needs. For many patients, the Best Care option is a medical or nursing assessment within their home environment (either in person or via telehealth) rather than transport to a hospital emergency department. This approach reduces the risk of complications that are often associated with hospitalisation of older persons, such as delirium, hospital-acquired trauma (such as falls) and infections.<\/p>

The RACER pathway was co-designed with our people, RACH representatives, and health system partners as part of the AV Care Connect program under the Patient Care Academy<\/a><\/strong>. Further information on this initiative can be found on the Patient Care Academy page<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>

The RACER pathway commenced in 2022 and is explained further in the video below, which was produced at the time the pathway commenced.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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