Patients in Nursing Homes
- 6 July 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA)
- Vol. 213 (1) , 73-77
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1970.03170270015002
Abstract
A total of 845 patients from 18 Veterans Administration hospitals were studied by physicians, nurses, and social workers at time of transfer into nursing home care and six months after placement. Findings indicated relatively little opposition to nursing home placement from either patients or their families. Descriptive information supports the view that nursing homes are serving a more heterogeneous and a more seriously ill clientele than in the past. The increased use of nursing homes to relieve the pressure for beds in hospitals for treatment of acute illnesses appears to be accompanied by a corresponding decrease in their use as a "dumping ground" for the indigent and unwanted.Keywords
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