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Group living, an alternative for dementia patients. A cost analysis
Author(s) -
Wimo Anders,
Wallin Jan Olov,
Lundgren Kjerstin,
Rönnbäck Eva,
Asplund Kenneth,
Mattsson Bengt,
Krakau Ingvar
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.930060105
Subject(s) - dementia , nursing homes , medicine , cost analysis , gerontology , assisted living , long term care , emergency medicine , nursing , disease , engineering , reliability engineering
The increasing number of patients with dementia requires new forms of care management. Group living (GL) is an alternative, and two units were established in Sundsvall, Sweden, in 1984. The patients in GL used institutional care to a significantly lower extent (nursing homes, emergency hospital care, psychiatric care) after admission to GL ( p < 0.001). The costs for the Municipality and the County Council changed from £49 to £42/day ( p =0.21) and patient during the first six‐month period in GL compared to the six‐month period prior to GL. If the costs for GL are compared to the costs for nursing home care (£68/day), GL is significantly cheaper ( p < 0.05).