Brief report: The overseas service veteran at home pilot - How choice of care may affect use of nursing home beds and waiting lists

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 367-369

  Pedlar, David ^a   Walker, John ^b  

^a Veterans Affairs Canada   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Home care; Long term care; Nursing home beds; Veterans; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; LONG TERM CARE; PILOT STUDY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VETERAN;

CANADA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; PILOT PROJECTS; VETERANS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 13944273745     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cja.2005.0025     Document Type: Review

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