Intermediate and continuing care : policy and practice / edited by Brenda Roe, Roger Beech.
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- 出版: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub. c2005.
- 主題: Older people--Intermediate care--Great Britain. , Older people--Long-term care--Great Britain. , Intermediate care (Nursing care)--Great Britain. , Long-term care facilities--Great Britain. , Continuum of care--Great Britain. , Intermediate Care Facilities--organization & administration. , Ambulatory Care--Aged. , Health planning. , Health Services for the Aged--organization & administration. , Home Care Services--Aged. , Housing for the Elderly.
- ISBN: 1405120339 (pbk) :: US$29.95 、 9781405120333
- 書目註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- 系統號: 005127258 | 機讀編目格式
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Intermediate care comprises strategies which allow early discharge from acute care, prevent admission or re-admission to acute care and avoid bed-blocking in both acute and long-term residential care. It encompasses a range of short-term options including rapid response, hospital at home, residential rehabilitation, supported discharge and day rehabilitation. Continuing Care is delivered on a long-term basis in a variety of settings and often includes an element of rehabilitation. Although these two types of care have distinct objectives, they are interrelated as changes in the supply of one type of care may affect demands for the other. In addition, from a patient perspective, intermediate and continuing care might be seen as part of the continuum of care options that are supplied to meet their needs. This book argues for consideration of intermediate and continuing care as part of the care continuum that provides integrated care adopting whole system approaches. This edited volume explores policy, practice and current issues in intermediate and continuing care. It will be of interest to allhealth and social care professionals involved in the provision and planning of care for older people. It falls in three parts: intermediate care, continuing care, and a shorter section on patient and public involvement and future directions.