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| Enhancing the health of older people in long-term care | | Corporate Author | Research Unit, Royal College of Physicians; British Geriatrics Society - BGS; Royal Surgical Aid Society - AgeCare |
| Publisher | Royal College of Physicians, London, 1998 |
| Pages | 70 pp |
| Source | Publications Department, Royal College of Physicians of London, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent's Park, London NW1 4LE. |
| Keywords | Medical care ; Quality ; Dementia ; Depression ; Independence ; Incontinence ; Wounds ; Drugs ; Falls ; Services ; Health services ; Long term ; Standards of provision. |
| Annotation | This report contains clinical guidelines for improving the quality of health care of older people in long-term care. It updates two previous publications by the Royal College of Physicians: `High quality long-term care for elderly people' (1992) and `Standardised assessment scales for elderly people' (1992). Guidelines are presented for the following areas: positive care for people with dementia; detecting and managing depression; overcoming disability; preserving autonomy; promoting urinary and faecal incontinence; optimising medication; preventing and managing falls; and preventing and managing pressure sores. Advice for providers and commissioners/ purchasers are included. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981201403 B |
| Classmark | LK: 59: EA: ENR: C3: CTM: CUC: LLD: OLF: I: L: 4Q: 583 |
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