Focus on: social care for older people

"This report describes the scale and nature of reductions in publicly funded social care budgets and services for older adults in England between 2010/11 and 2012/13."

Focus on: social care for older people
S Ismail, R Thorlby, H Holder
The Health Foundation, Nuffield Trust
March 2014

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Reducing hospital admissions from nursing homes

"...several interventions had effects on reducing hospital admissions and may represent important aspects of nursing home care to reduce hospital admissions."

Reducing hospital admissions from nursing homes: a systematic review
B Gaverholt, L Forsetlund, G Jamtvedt
BMC Health Services Research, 2014, 14:36

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Real teams and their effect on the quality of care in nursing homes

"This study investigates the relationship between teams that meet an academic definition of the team concept and quality of care in nursing homes."

Real teams and their effect on the quality of care in nursing homes
AK Havid, A Skogstad, M Veenstra, TI Romoren
BMC Health Services Research, 2013, 13:499

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A systematic review of integrated working between care homes and health care services

"This study aims to evaluate the different integrated approaches to health care services supporting older people in care homes, and identify barriers and facilitators to integrated working."


A systematic review of integrated working between care homes and health care services
SL Davies, C Goodman, F Bunn, C Victor, A Dickinson, S Iliffe, H Gage, W Martin, K Froggatt
BMC Health Services Research, 2011, 11:320

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