title: Fresh look at rehabilitation of hip-replacement patients. Elderly care counts.
abstract: This article describes a charity-funded scheme in which patients who have had elective hip and knee replacement are discharged directly into nursing homes for rehabilitation. The patients are given appropriate support services and appear to benefit. Other positive outcomes were lower costs and reduced waiting lists.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carlisle
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003289:Convalescence; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010353:Patient Education as Topic