Likelihood of residential aged care use in later life: a simple approach to estimation with international comparison.

CONCLUSIONS: Simple estimation using existing data demonstrates that RAC in late life is common. IMPLICATIONS: Late-life care services will continue to evolve. Monitoring RAC utilisation is necessary for informed debate about palliative care provision in RAC, use of hospital by RAC residents and for planning and policy setting. PMID: 26095070 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research