Comprehensive geriatric care in a day hospital: A demonstration of the british model in the United States

Lynne Morishita, Albert L. Siu, Robert T. Wang, Carole Oken, Mary P. Cadogan, Leonard Schwartzman

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Abstract

A geriatric day hospital (GDH) was developed in a community hospital to meet the complex medical and social needs of the frail elderly. A review of medical records (n = 273) and interviews with referring physicians (n = 42 on 96 patients) revealed that the GDH provided intensive outpatient care, geriatric assessment, rehabilitation, and an alternative to hospitalization. In all, 21% of physician-referred patients would have been hospitalized without the GDH, 7% would have had longer hospital stays, and care would have been deferred for 18%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)336-340
Number of pages5
JournalThe Gerontologist
Volume29
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1989
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Case management
  • Geriatric assessment
  • Interdisciplinary team
  • Outpatient care

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