Enabling aged care teaching and research: the TRACS footprint.

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Australia's first programme dedicated to promulgating the teaching nursing home model - Teaching and Research Aged Care Services (TRACS) -- is overviewed and key findings from its national evaluation are presented. RESULTS: These findings are discussed in relation to the four pillars of the TRACS programme partnerships between aged care providers and education providers, student education, workforce education and research. The multiple positive outcomes achieved by TRACS partnerships within a very small time frame of 3 years are presented, together with lessons arising from the experiences of 16 TRACS projects.