Millions of older people are putting off difficult conversations about ageing until times of crisis or not having them at all, according to new research from Independent Age, the older people’s charity.
Come and visit our first pop-up library at Severn Fields, Shrewsbury 19th July 11.00am-3.00pm. Join the library, borrow and return books, get help finding information and evidence, set up an Athens account, find out what the library can do for you and your team.
The health and social care system’s management of discharging older patients from hospital does not represent value for money, according to the National Audit Office. The spending watchdog estimates that the gross annual cost to the NHS of treating older patients in hospital who no longer need to receive acute clinical care is in the region of £820 million.
QS117. This quality standard covers preventing excess winter deaths and health problems associated with cold homes. It includes people of all ages, and takes into account that some people are particularly vulnerable to the effects of the cold, such as people with cardiovascular or mental health conditions, young children and older people. For more information see the preventing excess winter deaths topic overview.
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Hospital readmission only 30 days after discharge is a common occurrence in older adults. There are a variety of factors that can contribute to this, such as comorbidities or unmet activities of daily living needs (Albrecht et al, 2014; DePalma et al, 2013).
Care coordination can provide a suitable way of providing patients with services and support post-hospital discharge. In particular, care co-ordination consists of four main elements (Challis et al, 2002)
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