Utilization of Hospital In‐Patient Services by the Elderly

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Abstract
A survey was made of the patterns of hospital admission for patients aged 65 or older in an urban practice under the management of a primary care team composed of a family physician, nurse and medical social worker. The elderly used a higher percentage of in-hospital facilities than did the younger age groups. Admission rates were significantly lower than the local national rates and involved relatively fewer cases of long-term illness. No patients over 65 were admitted for psychiatric care during the 1 yr period of observation. This was attributed to the provision of planned domiciliary programs for supervision of patients with long-term illness within a coordinated framework of primary medical care.

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