Partnership nursing home care for dementia: The glasgow experience—the first 12 weeks

✍ Scribed by Dr. Donald Lyons; Mark Cohen; Tom Henderson; Nick Walker

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 349 KB
• Volume: 10
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0885-6230
• DOI: 10.1002/gps.930100705

✦ Synopsis

The outcome of the transfer of 60 elderly patients suffering from dementia from hospital to nursing home care under a partnership contract was studied at 6 and 12 weeks following transfer. Compared with patients remaining in hospital, there was no significant difference in mortality but the nursing home patients exhibited a greater decline in functional ability and a significant excess of pressure sores. Careful planning is required to ensure that such patients d o not suffer as a result of transference of care.

KEY WoRDsdementia; nursing homes; patient transfer; quality of health care; long-term care