title: Frail aged persons residing in South African homes for the aged who require hospitalisation. Part II. Rural areas.
abstract: The numbers and characteristics of white residents identified by medical and nursing staff to require more staff time and/or expertise and/or medical equipment than was available in rural homes for the aged in the Orange Free State were assessed. In the opinion of institution staff, 12.6% of extremely infirm aged persons would benefit by admission to a hospital catering for the chronically ill. The conditions affecting these residents are described and recommendations relating to their management are made.
authors.affiliation: Administration House of Assembly, Department of Health Services and Welfare, Bellville, CP.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Whittaker
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Prinsloo
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Wicht
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Janse van Rensburg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D009732:Nursing Care; D012424:Rural Population; D013019:South Africa; D013727:Terminal Care