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Journal article

Hospitalization and emergency department visits among seniors receiving homecare: a pilot study

Abstract

BackgroundDespite the recent growth in home health services, data on clinical outcomes and acute health care utilization among older adults receiving homecare services are sparse. Obtaining such data is particularly relevant in Ontario where an increasing number of frail seniors receiving homecare are awaiting placement in long-term care facilities. In order to determine the feasibility of a large-scale study, we conducted a pilot study to …

Authors

Smith AA; Carusone SBC; Willison K; Babineau TJ; Smith SD; Abernathy T; Marrie T; Loeb M

Journal

BMC Geriatrics, Vol. 5, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

December 2005

DOI

10.1186/1471-2318-5-9

ISSN

1471-2318