title: Intermediate care. Halfway home.
abstract: A pilot scheme involving 30 nursing home places provided intermediate care for 118 elderly people over four months last winter. The average length of stay was 21 days. Two-thirds of patients were discharged to their own home. Patients rated the nursing care highly. Concerns were raised about the availability of therapists.
authors.affiliation: Newcastle North Tyneside and Northumberland Mental Health Trust.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaatar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001508:Bed Conversion; D003289:Convalescence; D006302:Health Services Research; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007380:Intermediate Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011383:Progressive Patient Care; D012046:Rehabilitation; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom