Long-term care. Wait 'til your dad gets home.
Patients and carers were unaware of eligibility criteria for long-term care. Many patients interviewed in a qualitative study were not aware they had been assessed for services. Delays in providing rehabilitation services and mobility restrict independence.
Johnson
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L
Nuffield Institute for Health, Leeds University.
Abbott
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D000368:Aged; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006291:Health Policy; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000592:standards*; D012944:Social Support; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics; D006113:United Kingdom