This work is a review of the ways in which machine learning has been used in order to plan,
improve or aid the problem of moving patients through healthcare services. We decompose …

Objective Mobility dysfunction can have an impact on safety, and this fact is particularly
relevant to hospital settings. There are no clear standards for how health care professionals …

Aims This study explored occupational therapy students' implicit (unconscious) ageism.
Because of the relationship between impairment and dependence, and ageism and …

► Authority to keep a patient in a facility against their will is limited by law and decision
makers must address legal, professional, and ethical obligations. A framework that …

The new edition of the Silver Book, Silver Book II, provides a framework for the urgent care of
older people in the first 72 hours from illness or injury. It incorporates principles of geriatric …

Background: Approximately 25% of older in-patients in acute settings have dementia
(Timmons et al., 2015). Patients with dementia are known to have poor health outcomes …

Hospital discharge planning is valuable in improving care and avoiding discharge delays.
This is highly relevant to older people. Although usual discharge planning is now well …

The discharge of older people from hospital at night is a topical and emotive issue that has
recently gained media attention in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, including calls to …

People with dementia are likely to experience mealtime difficulties and dysphagia as their
condition progresses. These changes can lead to a range of negative consequence, from …

Background: At the end of life, some patients wish to be discharged directly home from the
hospital, but health care teams may consider this unsafe, raising concerns for capacity and …