Challenges and solutions for care of frail older adults

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 46-69

  Young, Heather M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based services; Frailty; Gerontological nursing; Health care costs; Health care system; Hospitalization; Long term care; Older adults; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NURSE; NURSING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 3042826415     PISSN: 10913734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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