Collaborative Working to Address Inappropriate ED Attendances by Nursing Home Residents

Mary McCarthy, Patricia Sheahan · 2025

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Background Increase in life expectancy in Ireland and social isolation has led to an increasing number of people living in residential care facilities (RCFs). Residents are frequently transferred to emergency departments (ED) for a variety of reasons. Studies found that up to 40% of these hospital admissions were deemed inappropriate.

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CREATORMary McCarthy, Patricia Sheahan
YEAR2025
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE35 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC12666040

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