title: Elderly people's services. Home truths.
abstract: --A study assessed whether more older people would avoid institutional care if current home care technologies were utilised fully. --A number of people were found to benefit from different technology bundles and at a lower cost than institutional care. --For this approach to succeed, high application of comprehensive geriatric assessment would be needed.
authors.affiliation: Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care, Glamorgan University, Wales.
authors.forename: Morton
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Warner
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017046:Cost Savings; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D012656:Self-Help Devices / Q000191:economics; D014852:Wales