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Living in Uncertain Times: trajectories to death in residential care homes
(2014-09-01)
Abstract Background Older people living in care homes often have limited life expectancy. Practitioners and policymakers are increasingly questioning the appropriateness of many acute hospital admissions and the quality ...
Emergency ambulance service involvement with residential care homes in the support of older people with dementia : an observational study
(2014-08-28)
BACKGROUND: Older people resident in care homes have a limited life expectancy and approximately two-thirds have limited mental capacity. Despite initiatives to reduce unplanned hospital admissions for this population, ...