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Quality issues in discharge from hospital - the views of older people and their carers
- Authors:
- POWELL Jackie, LOVELOCK Robin, BRAY Jane, PHILIP Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Social Services Research, 1 1994, 1994, pp.42-55.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
The article is based upon a qualitative study which gained the views of patients and carers on the quality of in-patient care and discharge arrangements on and Elderly Care Unit in a large general hospital in Southampton. The methodology used is discussed in some detail and is followed by presentation and discussion of the findings on the selected topics of: discharge to home or to a carer's home, and discharge to residential care.