A former aged care home in Adelaide has been converted to house NDIS patients stuck in hospital as they wait for placement in the community.
A former aged care home will be used to transition NDIS patients who no longer need acute medical care out of hospital in a bid to free up capacity across South Australia's overwhelmed health system.The state government is opening a new community care facility to help transition NDIS patients out of hospital341 people are currently hospitalised with COVID-19
"It's going to give a much more peaceful and calming environment for them, the appropriate care that's going to be provided by CLO but also making sure we are freeing up those beds," he said. "These are people who it has been difficult to find elsewhere because they do need appropriate supports," Mr Picton said.
It will be run by CLO in partnership with Wellbeing SA, Uniting SA, CALHN and the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist. "They have been stuck in other step-down facilities as well without pathways or coordinated journeys for discharge to home."
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