title: Patients' perceptions of the discharge process from hospital to community.
abstract: Most acute hospital beds are occupied by older people. Recent policies have contributed to a decline in delayed transfer from acute hospital settings but there are concerns about patient satisfaction with the experience. At present, there has been little research on patients' perspective of the discharge processes from hospital to community settings. Researchers interviewed older people from different categories of delay, such as waiting for assessment, a care package or placement in a residential home.