Trends in the use and costs of round-the-clock long-term care in the last two years of life among old people between 2002 and 2013 in Finland

Trends in the use and costs of round-the-clock long-term care in the last two years of life among old people between 2002 and 2013 in Finland

Abstract Background The structure of long-term care (LTC) for old people has changed: care has been shifted from institutions to the community, and death is being postponed to increasingly old age. The aim of the study was to analyze how the use and costs of LTC in the last two years of life among o...

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Main Authors: Leena Forma, Marja Jylhä, Jutta Pulkki, Mari Aaltonen, Jani Raitanen, Pekka Rissanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Long-term care
Use and costs
Last years of life
Time trend
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2615-3

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