Background Elderly living in a Nursing Home (NH) are frequently transferred to an
Emergency Department when they need acute medical care. A proportion of these transfers …

Background Inappropriate attendances may account for up to 40% of presentations at
accident and emergency (A&E) departments. There is considerable interest from health …

Objectives To characterize emergency department (ED) use by nursing home residents in
the U nited S tates. Design Analysis of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care …

Objectives Nursing home (NH) residents are a frail and vulnerable population often faced
with iatrogenic effects of hospital stays when transferred to emergency departments for acute …

Abstract Background To evaluate a Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention (GEDI)
model of service delivery for adults aged 70 years and older. Methods A pragmatic trial of …

Aim To report a meta‐synthesis of qualitative research studies exploring the role of nursing
home staff in decisions to transfer residents to hospital. Background Nurses and nurse …

Background Emergency department visits and hospital admissions are common among
nursing home residents (NHRs) and seem to be higher in Germany than in other countries …

Objective Residents from aged care facilities make up a considerable proportion of ED
presentations. There is evidence that many residents transferred from aged care facilities to …

Aim If developing policies to optimize quality acute care within residential aged care facilities
(RACF) is a goal, understanding the factors that influence the decision to transfer a resident …

Background There has been considerable publicity regarding population ageing and
hospital emergency department (ED) overcrowding. Our study aims to investigate impact of …