The destination and dependency of patients discharged from care of the elderly units in the West Midlands.
Between November 1988 and January 1989 a prospective survey was undertaken on patients aged 65 years and over who were discharged from the care of geriatricians in seven District General Hospitals. The survey aimed to provide a regional perspective on patient dependency by relating dependency at discharge to the discharge destination. The findings show that the majority of patients were relatively independent and most returned home. A significant number of the very dependent patients were discharged to the community with private residential and nursing homes making an important contribution to the placement of highly dependent patients.
Turner
G
G
West Midlands Regional Health Authority.
Sandler
M
M
Lodwick
R
R
Chellingsworth
M
M
Ardron
M
M
Briggs
J
J
Grimmer
M
M
Steel
A
A
Swain
D
D
Wallis
P
P
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000359:Aftercare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D003625:Data Collection; D004739:England; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*