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| The needs and mental health of older people in 24 hour care residential placements | | Author(s) | M A Fahy, G A Livingston |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 5, no 3, August 2001 |
| Pages | pp 253-257 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Needs [elderly] ; Nursing homes ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | At present, one in five men and one in three women who reach the age of 65 in the UK today can expect to require 24-hour residential care. The needs and neuropsychiatric symptoms of older people living in residential, nursing and hospital settings were assessed using the Camberwell Assessment of Needs for the Elderly (CANE) and the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). The mean CANE for all settings was high - highest was for a residential care home and the lowest for a hospital setting. Similar settings had varying NPI and CANE. The data suggest that once placed, subjects' needs and symptoms do not remain static, and therefore the development of residential settings which allow flexibility of degree of care is recommended. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010927212 A |
| Classmark | E: IK: LHB: 4C |
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