title: The vulnerable elderly. Predicting necessary resources.
abstract: This article describes elderly patients who are at risk and the resources they need. It goes on to describe an efficient system that makes optimum use of resources, provides a continuum of care, and makes it easier to predict the resources that a community will require.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003153:Community Health Services; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006295:Health Resources; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D012944:Social Support