title: Inappropriate admissions to hospital: the views of nursing and residential homes.
abstract: Acute admissions of older people from residential and nursing homes are often seen as inappropriate by both residential and hospital nursing staff. In this survey, nursing staff from the primary care sector were asked their views on these admissions. Their comments indicate that with better staff education, role support and more effective communication between the two sectors, the continuity of care would be improved. This, in turn, would reduce the number of unnecessary hospital admissions, and improve overall quality of care.
authors.affiliation: Glenfield Hospital Trust, Leicester.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Read
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004739:England; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012112:Residential Facilities; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires