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Health status and assessed need for a cohort of older people admitted to nursing and residential homes
Author(s)	Ian Rothera, Rob Jones, Rowan Harwood
Journal title	Age and Ageing, vol 32, no 3, May 2003
Pages	pp 303-309
Keywords	Health [elderly] ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Needs [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Admission [nursing homes] ; Admission [care homes] ; Nottingham.
Annotation	205 residents placed in nursing and residential homes in the Nottingham Health Authority area over a 3-month period formed the sample for this interview study regarding their dependency and health status on admission. A substantial number of higher dependency residents were in residential homes, while many admissions to nursing homes had low dependency needs. Case-mix of residents in nursing and residential homes is likely to reflect the placement criteria used and changes in health status following placement. Although pre-placement measures of disability and dependency were supported by follow-up assessments, it is essential that the needs of residents in long-term care are adequately monitored and managed, in particular those in residential care with higher dependency needs. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-030602204 A
Classmark	CC: CA: C4: IK: 4C: LHB:QKH: KW:QKH: 8NTF
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