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Observational study reveals non-essential hospital admissions in elderly acute inpatients, highlighting substantial opportunities to deliver post-admission care safely at home.
The medical and nursing needs of elderly patients admitted to acute medical wards were examined. About one third of these patients received only care which could have been delivered at home.
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