Factors associated with deaths in ‘Elderly Housing with Care Services’ in Japan: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Although the Japanese government has expanded its ‘Elderly Housing with Care Services’ (EHCS) to ensure sufficient places of death for the elderly, resident deaths have occurred in less than 30% of the facilities. Our purpose was to identify the factors associated with residents’...

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Main Authors: Kentaro Sugimoto, Yasuko Ogata, Masayo Kashiwagi, Haruka Ueno, Yoshie Yumoto, Yuki Yonekura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-017-0241-9