title: [Length of stay in nursing homes. Arrangements in short- and long-term stays].
abstract: For general and specific planning purposes in nursing homes it is necessary to know the number of beds available for the different groups of patients. The length of stay of patients, however, varies substantially. This makes it difficult to calculate the numbers and types of beds which will be available at any given moment. By drawing the dividing line between a short and a long stay at six months we are able to discuss factors concerning length of stay more lucidly. According to this criterion, 64.9% of the somatic patients discharged in 1984 were short-stay patients, compared with 31.3% short-stay psychogeriatric patients. The total number of beds needed for short-stay patients in 1984 amounted to 34.4% of the total number of beds available for somatic patients and 12.5% of the beds available for psychogeriatric patients. The precise figures vary considerably between nursing homes. This variation is greater for somatic than for psychogeriatric patients.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing; D006285:Health Planning; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D007902:Length of Stay; D009426:Netherlands; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
vernacular_title: Verblijfsduur in verpleeghuizen. Een ordening in kort en lang verblijf.