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I'm going into hospital: what happens when I leave?; a guide for older people leaving hospital and their carers
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN LONDON
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Leaflet aimed at older people returning home from hospital and their carers. Includes a checklist of the kind of help that should be available.
Are older people satisfied with discharge information?
- Authors:
- SMITH Monica, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 22.10.97, 1997, pp.52-53.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Presents the results of a survey to find out how good the advice given to older people in hospital about their condition is.
In and out of hospital: a practical guide to discharge and care of older persons
- Author:
- Positive Publications
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance on avoiding unnecessary re-admission to hospital of older people. Contains sections on: past problems; developing teamwork; preparing discharge from hospital; preparing the care plan; and returning home from hospital.
The tip of the iceberg: a survey of complaints registered by Community Health Councils concerning the care of older people in NHS hospitals
- Author:
- WILLOCK Kim
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The health and care of older people in London: a report to the King's Fund London Commission
- Author:
- WARNES Tony
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 150p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report emphasising throughout the diversity of London's older people, and highlighting the fact that individual requirements for well-coordinated, patient-centred care are incompatible with the complex pattern of service provision in the capital. The multiplicity of administrative boundaries and poor standard of information and monitoring systems means that the care of older people with multiple, chronic conditions frequently falls through the cracks. Examines primary care, hospital and community health services and social care and raises disturbing questions about access to hospital treatment for older Londoners living in deprived parts of the city.
Patient satisfaction: the discharge of older people from hospital; a survey
- Authors:
- DALLEY Gillian, DENNISS Michael
- Publisher:
- Centre for Policy on Ageing
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 47p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Survey of older patients' views of the hospital discharge process at four London hospitals. Looks at how far they felt the process was satisfactory in terms of information, coordination of services and sensitivity to needs.
Care management: information, access and older patients
- Author:
- McLEOD Eileen
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 9(1), 1997, pp.39-48.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article analyses an attempt to challenge inadequate provision of information about services and restricted access to them. It presents the advantages of such an approach for users and provides evidence of some of the major constraints on such initiatives becoming routine. It draws on a small scale action research project carried out by a Community Care team and the author, in a rehabilitation hospital for older patients (aged 75 or over). The significance of the project for both hospital based and wider practice is discussed.
Outcome of nursing home care for residents with alcohol use disorders
- Authors:
- JOSEPH Carol L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(7), July 1997, pp.767-772.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes the outcome of nursing home (NH) care for previously established cohort of residents with active, inactive or no alcohol use disorder (AUD), and examines demographic variables, health services utilization, mortality and drinking behaviours in this group. Results found that health service utilization as measured by care episodes was not significantly different in the three groups (active, inactive and no AUD), but subjects with AUD had documented health services use related to alcoholism, death from alcohol-related causes. The subset of NHCU patients with active AUD continued to incur alcohol-related hospitalisations and institutionalisations following NHCU discharge and suffered early mortality relative to their peers. Concludes that effective models of care for this subset of patients should be sought.
Partnership nursing home care for dementia: the Glasgow experience: one-year follow-up
- Authors:
- LYONS Donald, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(7), July 1997, pp.765-766.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The outcome of the transfer of elderly patients suffering from dementia from hospital to nursing home care under a partnership contract was reviewed at 6 and 12 months following transfer. The nursing home population had fared badly compared with patients remaining in hospital during the first 3 months. This difference was less evident at 6 months follow-up and had disappeared at 12 months follow-up. It seems that a partnership agreement such as this can deliver a quality of health care at least as good as hospital treatment as long as the transfer is handled carefully.
Link up, check up, speak up
- Author:
- COCHRANE Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 16.7.97, 1997, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Does one hand know what the other is doing when an elderly person returns to the community from hospital? This article describes one team's success in ensuring coordination.