Care of the elderly in north and west Belfast.

A survey of all elderly people aged 65 years and over from North and West Belfast receiving long-term care in residential and nursing homes, and in psycho-geriatric and geriatric care was undertaken. A total of 967 subjects was studied and physical dependency and mental impairment documented. The hi...

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Autores principales: Hussain, A., Gilmore, D. H., Beringer, T. R., Crawford, V., Grant, D., Montgomery, A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ulster Medical Society 1991
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2448636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1906654
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author Hussain, A.
Gilmore, D. H.
Beringer, T. R.
Crawford, V.
Grant, D.
Montgomery, A.
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description A survey of all elderly people aged 65 years and over from North and West Belfast receiving long-term care in residential and nursing homes, and in psycho-geriatric and geriatric care was undertaken. A total of 967 subjects was studied and physical dependency and mental impairment documented. The high dependency of residents in geriatric and psycho-geriatric care was highlighted, with greater levels of dependency than among those receiving nursing home care. Professional assessment prior to admission should be common to all long-term care facilities and is essential if services for the projected demographic increase in numbers of very elderly people are to be provided, and inappropriate admission and expenditure avoided.
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spelling pubmed-24486362008-07-10 Care of the elderly in north and west Belfast. Hussain, A. Gilmore, D. H. Beringer, T. R. Crawford, V. Grant, D. Montgomery, A. Ulster Med J Research Article A survey of all elderly people aged 65 years and over from North and West Belfast receiving long-term care in residential and nursing homes, and in psycho-geriatric and geriatric care was undertaken. A total of 967 subjects was studied and physical dependency and mental impairment documented. The high dependency of residents in geriatric and psycho-geriatric care was highlighted, with greater levels of dependency than among those receiving nursing home care. Professional assessment prior to admission should be common to all long-term care facilities and is essential if services for the projected demographic increase in numbers of very elderly people are to be provided, and inappropriate admission and expenditure avoided. Ulster Medical Society 1991-04 /pmc/articles/PMC2448636/ /pubmed/1906654 Text en
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Care of the elderly in north and west Belfast.
title Care of the elderly in north and west Belfast.
title_full Care of the elderly in north and west Belfast.
title_fullStr Care of the elderly in north and west Belfast.
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title_short Care of the elderly in north and west Belfast.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1906654
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