Improving communication between hospitals and care homes: The development of a daily living plan for older people

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 356-363

  Reed, Jan ^a   Stanley, David ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care homes; Care planning; Discharge planning; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 1542439000     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2003.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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