Bringing a community nursing and physiotherapy team into residential
care homes for older people improves quality of life and reduces
hospital admissions, according to a new evaluation study's reports
published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
The research, undertaken by the University of the West of England,
Bristol (UWE) and the University of Warwick, found that savings made
through reduced hospital admissions and delayed transfer to nursing
homes offset any potential costs of the scheme. The study suggests that
the overall cost ranged from an added £2.70 a week per resident to a
more likely weekly saving of £36.90.
care homes for older people improves quality of life and reduces
hospital admissions, according to a new evaluation study's reports
published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
The research, undertaken by the University of the West of England,
Bristol (UWE) and the University of Warwick, found that savings made
through reduced hospital admissions and delayed transfer to nursing
homes offset any potential costs of the scheme. The study suggests that
the overall cost ranged from an added £2.70 a week per resident to a
more likely weekly saving of £36.90.
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