How Pragmatic are Trials in Nursing Home Settings?

With the aging global population, an increasing number of older adults will need long-term care (LTC). Although there is a trend to provide LTC in the community, nursing homes remain a key component of the LTC continuum. Across countries, the care model and resident population of nursing homes differs. Based on a 2012 survey of geriatric experts from Australia, Europe, Asia, North America, and South America, most nursing homes use nurse-led or social models of care.1 Financing nursing home care also varies by country and can include social insurance (eg, Japan), government funding (eg, Norway), or a combination or multiplayer systems (eg, United States).
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research