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Partnership nursing home care for dementia: The glasgow experience—the first 12 weeks

Author(s) -

Lyons Donald,

Cohen Mark,

Henderson Tom,

Walker Nick

Publication year - 1995

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.930100705

Subject(s) - dementia , pressure sores , nursing homes , medicine , general partnership , nursing , nursing care , emergency medicine , surgery , disease , economics , finance

The outcome of the transfer of 60 elderly patients suffering from dementia from hospital to nursing home care under a partnership contract was studied at 6 and 12 weeks following transfer. Compared with patients remaining in hospital, there was no significant difference in mortality but the nursing home patients exhibited a greater decline in functional ability and a significant excess of pressure sores. Careful planning is required to ensure that such patients do not suffer as a result of transference of care.

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