The RCA is updating its Expanded Direct Access Priority Process (Expanded DAPP). The original DAPP process was first developed in 2015 to support timely access to rehabilitative care for older adults. It supported health care providers in identifying individuals with restorative potential who required inpatient and/or community-based rehabilitative care and facilitated referrals directly from the […]

A leading practice to implement direct access to rehab care, the RCA’s Direct Access Priority Process (DAPP) supports the early identification of individuals with restorative potential who require inpatient and/or community-based rehabilitative care. To help streamline the process, it facilitates referrals directly from the community or emergency department. Last year the RCA released an updated […]

In August, the RCA released an updated Direct Access Priority Process (DAPP) and related checklist. Originally developed in 2015, the DAPP supported implementation of the Assess & Restore Guideline to help older adults with a reversible loss of functional ability who are at risk of losing their independence. Since then, the Rehabilitative Care for Older Adults Living […]