RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The behavioural characteristics of local authority home residents referred to a geriatric psychiatry service.
JF Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
JO J Epidemiol Community Health
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 102
OP 105
DO 10.1136/jech.34.2.102
VO 34
IS 2
A1 Masterton, G
A1 Holloway, E M
A1 Timbury, G C
YR 1980
UL http://jech.bmj.com/content/34/2/102.abstract
AB With increasing demands upon a geriatric psychiatry service, the priorities for day care and long-term hospital care have had to be re-examined. As a result, old people already in local authority residential care are receiving lower priority than those still in the community. In this study we suggest that certain behavioural characteristics and, in particular, incontinence, may present the caring staff of residential homes with special difficulties. We conclude that adequate assessment is essential to ensure that residents are suited to the level of facilities supplied.