Optimal NHS service delivery to care homes: a realist evaluation of the features and mechanisms that support effective working for the continuing care of older people in residential settings

Optimal NHS service delivery to care homes: a realist evaluation of the features and mechanisms that support effective working for the continuing care of older people in residential settings

Background: Care homes are the institutional providers of long-term care for older people. The OPTIMAL study argued that it is probable that there are key activities within different models of health-care provision that are important for residents’ health care. Objectives: To understand ‘what works,...

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Main Authors: Claire Goodman, Sue L Davies, Adam L Gordon, Tom Dening, Heather Gage, Julienne Meyer, Justine Schneider, Brian Bell, Jake Jordan, Finbarr Martin, Steve Iliffe, Clive Bowman, John RF Gladman, Christina Victor, Andrea Mayrhofer, Melanie Handley, Maria Zubair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Institute for Health Research 2017-10-01
Series:Health Services and Delivery Research
Subjects:
care homes
primary health care
integrated care
older people
long-term care
health services research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr05290

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