Post Event | Steady State | Post Event | Steady State | Post Event | Steady State | Post Event | ||
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Period 1a | Period 1b | Period 2a | Period 2b | Period 3a | Period 3b | Period 4a | Period 4b | |
Event at start of period | Diagnosis. | Increased care needs. Some degree of supervision necessary. | Hospitalised eg minor fall, UTI, pneumonia. | Increased care needs and carer strain. Trigger event. | Nursing Home. | |||
Average Length of period in weeks | 7.6 | 57.4 | 4 | 61 | 4.8 | 60.2 | 44 | 21 |
Total No. of Weeks per period | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||||
Home Help (hours per week) | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 27.4 | 0.0 |
Day Care (days per week) | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Meals on Wheels (meals per week) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
Public Health Nurse (visits per period (a)/per year (b)) | 1.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 21.2* | 0.0 |