An ESD Model of Care for Older Adults Admitted to Hospital: a Protocol for a Descriptive Cohort Study

The MidWest multidisciplinary Community Intervention Teams (MD-CIT) comprise of specialist, healthcare teams that provide a rapid and integrated response to a patient with an acute episode of illness who requires enhanced services/acute intervention for a defined short period of time in the MidWest of Ireland. This is provided in the patient's home, thereby facilitating early discharge from the acute hospital setting.The investigators are performing an evaluation of the MDCIT service provided to older adults admitted to UL Hospitals Group. The investigators will assess patients in hospital, at 30 days and at a six months.

Inclusion Criteria:Older adults ≥ 65 years who are discharged home (community dwelling) from ULHG with a referral to the MDCIT service between December 2022 and June 2023 will be deemed eligible for recruitmentExclusion Criteria:Those aged < 65 years discharged home from ULHG and referred to the MDCIT serviceThose deemed to not have decision making capacity to provide informed consent