No other safe care option: Nursing home admission as a last resort strategy.

DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: To successfully remain in the community, older adults require specialized supports targeting mental health and substance use needs, as well as enhanced hospital discharge plans and improved information about community-based care options. Implications involve reforming policies and practices in both hospital and community-based care settings. PMID: 32589225 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32589225?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Gerontologist - June 25, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Campbell-Enns HJ, Campbell M, Rieger KL, Thompson GN, Doupe MB Tags: Gerontologist Source Type: research