title: Minimum variability in the need for care in geriatric institutions.
abstract: Based on an account of the need for nursing care in the entire patient population in De Gamles By, Copenhagen, on January 15, 1967, and again on January 15, 1969, it is shown that the need for care varies considerably, despite a policy of admitting only independent persons. The consequences of this variability for the size of the nursing staff required are discussed, together with some aspects of admittance policy.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006285:Health Planning; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male