The article sets out key elements of the policy agenda for enhanced integration between
health and social care for older people in high‐income countries and demonstrates its wider …

This paper aims to report verbatim the voices of older people describing their experiences of
rehabilitation services in community hospitals and local authority short‐term residential units …

BACKGROUND: When reactivations of chronic diseases cannot be managed at home,
postacute intermediate-care geriatric units (ICGUs) might provide adequate and specialized …

User participation has become an increasingly important principle in health care over the
last few decades. Healthcare professionals are expected to involve patients in treatment …

Internationally, there is a large body of scientific evidence concerning the benefits of
integrating health and social care to ensure that frail older people living in the community …

Results Healthcare providers in the hospital, the intermediate unit, and the municipalities
have different opinions about who is a 'suitable'patient for the unit and what is the proper …

BACKGROUND: Integration of intermediate care (IC) services, particularly between
secondary care and IC, has been regarded as a critical organizational factor for an efficient …

Aim Impaired cognition is common among older patients admitted to acute hospitals, but its
association with functional trajectories has not been well studied. Methods A retrospective …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the implementation, care processes and
sustainability of an integrated, intermediate Acute Response Team (ART) service. The …

Pla estratègic d'atenció geriàtrica i pal·liativa de Catalunya. Elements clau de futur per al canvi de
model. Page 1 Pla estratègic d’atenció geriàtrica i pal·liativa especialitzada de Catalunya …