Background The impact of delayed discharge on patients, health‐care staff and hospital
costs has been incompletely characterized. Aim To systematically review experiences of …

Objective The overarching objective of the scoping review was to examine peer reviewed
and grey literature for best practices that have been developed, implemented and/or …

This study examines the effect of long-term care insurance (LTCI) on hospital utilization and
expenditures among the elderly in China. We exploit the introduction of public LTCI in …

This paper examines the impact of changes in public long-term care spending on the use of
public hospitals among the older population in England. Mean per-person long-term care …

Objectives The first objective is to estimate the joint impact of social care, public health and
healthcare expenditure on mortality in England. The second objective is to use these results …

Providing the first UK assessment of environmental gerontology, this book enriches current
understanding of the spatiality of ageing. Sheila Peace considers how places and spaces …

Background As global ageing continues to increase and many countries face challenges
from the growing demand for long-term care. Drawing on the experiences of developed …

Purpose An excessive amount of total hospitalization is caused by delays due to patients
waiting to be placed in a rehabilitation facility or skilled nursing facility (RF/SNF). An …

Existing Irish hospital bed capacity is low by international standards while Ireland also
reports the highest inpatient bed occupancy rate across OECD countries. Moreover, strong …

Objective to investigate the impact of the availability and supply of social care on healthcare
utilisation (HCU) by older adults in high income countries. Design systematic review and …