Attendant Carer in Hospitals Project

Overview

People with the lived experience of SCI have identified that health professionals in public hospitals lacked necessary knowledge and skills related to SCI. A number of ACC clients with highly individualised complex needs have requested their attendant carers provide their highly specialised and individualised services if they are in a public hospital to avoid potential SCI related complications.
The aim of this pilot project is to evaluate the experiences and outcomes of ACC clients with highly individualised complex needs having their attendant carers/support workers provide their highly specialised and individualised services while they are in a public hospital.

Method

Method
One-to-one/face-to-face in-depth interview in person or via telephone/ Zoom will be used to evaluate clients’ experience of having an attendant carer available to provide selected supports whilst they were in public hospital.

Researchers/collaborators

Christine Howard-Brown, ACC
Jo Nunnerley, BAIL
Dr Johnny Bourke, BAIL
Dr Rachelle Martin, BAIL

Key contact

Jo Nunnerley, Burwood Academy of Independent Living

Phone: 03 383 6871
Fax: 03 383 7500
Mobile: 021 2872 651
Email:Dr Jo Nunnerley

Other researchers and collaborators

Lived experience research assistants

BAC advisors:
Ian Simpson

Status of the research

Recruitment started July 2017.

Data collection is underway.