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SCIE research briefing 12: involving individual older patients and their carers in the discharge process from acute to community care: implications for intermediate care

This web-based briefing provides a concise summary of the research and policy literature into the means, benefits and difficulties of involving patients in the planning of discharge to community or intermediate care. It also considers the role of carers in this process, as well as what happens when an older person’s ability to communicate their preferences in these matters is affected by dementia, language difficulties, or an unwillingness or reluctance to express preferences about the provision of care. The briefing also examines policy and research findings on older people’s involvement in discharge planning more generally. The briefing was commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE).

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Type of Reference
Ser
Publisher
Social care institute for excellence
ISBN/ISSN
Resource Database
Social care online
Publication Year
2005
Edition
Reprint Edition
Issue Number
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