Promoting good health in people aged over 75 in the community.
This article examines a project set up in 2004 to promote the health and wellbeing of people aged over 75 living in Caerphilly, south Wales. The multidisciplinary project offered holistic, nurse-led screening in people's homes. It resulted in reduced admissions to hospital for fractured femur, pneumonia and stroke during the period 2004 to 2006.
Jenkins
Pamela
P
County Hospital, Griffithstown, Pontypool, Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust.
Baker
Evelyn
E
White
Bethan
B
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006694:Holistic Health; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010343:Patient Admission; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D014852:Wales