Elderly care. Senior and heard.
A service development programme is helping London boroughs meet national service framework for older people deadlines. The scheme identifies older people at risk and co-ordinates work across care-team boundaries. Hospital admissions among the elderly people the project helped dropped by 47 per cent.
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D000368:Aged; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008131:London; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*