title: Long-term care. Wait 'til your dad gets home.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Institute for Health, Leeds University.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abbott
mesh_terms: 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