title: Admission and adjustment of residents in homes for the elderly.
abstract: This paper discusses the relationship between psychological variables, a brief cognitive measure and a behavioural rating scale, and the subsequent adjustment of a group of elderly people newly admitted to a social services home for the elderly. It shows that, in this sample, three groups can be identified: a fairly independent group of people who show no apparent deterioration in functioning during the first year of admission; a more dependent group who show loss of functioning during the same period; and a third group who show an immediate negative effect from admission, and who have a poor outcome. We comment on the lack of evidence in support of a general negative relocation effect, and on the value of the procedures used.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001519:Behavior; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012917:Social Adjustment