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Spesialiserte korttidsplasser i sykehjem - Trondheims-modellen
Engelsk titel: Specialized short-term wards in nursing homes - the Trondheim model Läs online Författare: Garåsen H ; Kaasa S ; Rösstad T ; Broen P Språk: Nor Antal referenser: 7 Dokumenttyp: Artikel UI-nummer: 05061960

Tidskrift

Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening 2005;125(11)1503-5 ISSN 0029-2001 E-ISSN 0807-7096 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

BACKGROUND : The health sector faces major challenges as a consequence of the elderly constituting a growing proportion of the population. Doctors at all levels will need to acquire the skills needed for dealing with patients with multiple and complex conditions, and hospitals will need to be dynamic in dealing with patients with acute and curable diseases as well as with the elderly and chronically ill. There is a considerable professional gap between community care services and services offered by the general hospitals. MATERIAL AND METHODS : In the City of Trondheim, Norway, the community care and hospital services have analysed the challenges they share and what they can do to make the "chain of care" better for those patients that are the most in need of coordinated efforts. One initiative is two short-term units specialising in treatment and care at an intermediary level between ordinary nursing homes and hospitals. RESULTS : In 2003, 275 patients were admitted to the intermediary care department in Søbstad nursing home, and at Havstein nursing home 79 patients were admitted to its palliative care department. The operating costs in these nursing homes are higher than in traditional units, but far lower than in hospitals. We suggest that these specialised units represent a good solution, professionally as well as financially.