title: [Medicine in the nursing home--problem analysis and goals. What is essential in general practice management].
abstract: Nursing homes are important, but often neglected, facilities for the care of frail older people. The demand for nursing home capacity in Germany will continue to increase over the next decade despite improvements in infrastructure of home care and day care centers. The leading medical reason for this is the growing number of elderly persons suffering from neurodegenerative diseases, depression, and stroke. Currently, more than 650,000 residents are in various forms of institutionalized care in Germany. To date, the medical profession has shown little interest in establishing an efficient medical care system for such patients, nor are care-providing physicians required to undergo special training in Germany. The article describes current practice and future principles of geriatric treatment.
authors.affiliation: Bethesda Geriatrische Klinik, Geriatrisches Zentrum Ulm/Alb-Donau.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Walter-Jung
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kapfer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Scheppach
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nikolaus
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005858:Germany; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes