Care homes. Home truths.
Proposed joint inspectorates of care homes open the way for health input into residential care. An investigation into quality-of-care measures concluded that health professionals should be included in inspectorate teams, particularly in view of the increasing dependency of residents. No association was shown between cost and quality, but higher costs were associated with short-term car provision. When costing residential care, the impact on community and primary healthcare services may need to be taken into account.
Schneider
J
J
Institute of Psychiatry, London University, UK.
Netten
A
A
Mozley
C
C
Levin
E
E
Mann
A
A
Blizard
B
B
Topan
C
C
Abbey
A
A
Kharicha
K
K
Todd
C
C
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