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The inappropriate placement of older people in nursing homes in England and Wales
— a national audit | | Author(s) | Christina Victor, Ian Hastie, Georgina Christodoulou |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing - Policy, practice and research, vol 2, no 1, April 2001 |
| Pages | pp 16-25 |
| Keywords | Admission [nursing homes] ; Misplacement ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | Despite the new "needs driven" criteria for public funded admission to nursing homes, there remains concern that older people are entering such care inappropriately - either by virtue of being too independent, or being overly dependent. This study aimed to determine the extent of inappropriate admission of older people to nursing homes in six areas of England and Wales in 1995/96. This was done through a retrospective case-note review using a structured data collection pro forma. Although the study found no evidence of extensive inappropriate placement, extrapolation of the data suggests that 6,750 of those admitted to nursing care could have coped in a more independent environment. The inappropriately admitted group were more likely to have lived alone, be female, be over 80, and not to have seen a geriatrician. The most effective way of preventing such admissions would be to ensure the involvement of specialist geriatricians in the multidisciplinary team making admission decisions. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010510203 A |
| Classmark | LHB:QKH: QKM: 4C |
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