A rapid response intermediate care service for older people with mental health problems.
This article follows the development of an intermediate care service for older people with mental health needs and assesses the impact of the service on patients, carers and referrers, and the availability of dedicated elderly mentally ill (EMI) beds.
Gomersall
Caroline
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RRICE Team, NHS North Yorkshire and York Community and Mental Health Services.
D000368:Aged; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D019467:Subacute Care / Q000458:organization & administration*