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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, ...
Effective health care for older people resident in care homes : The Optimal study protocol for realist review
(2014-05-24)
Background: Care homes in the UK rely on general practice for access to specialist medical and nursing care as well as referral to therapists and secondary care. Service delivery to care homes is highly variable in both ...