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dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-15T07:06:34Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-04-15T07:06:34Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1999 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Dimech, J. (1999). Application for admission to a residential complex for older people (Master’s dissertation). | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/73756 | - |
dc.description | M.GER. | en_GB |
dc.description.abstract | Inappropriate admission to long term care implies an improper use of beds, and indicates mis-use of community services. Objective: To evaluate current methods of assessment for admission to care. To identify whether introducing pre-admission assessments can be more effective to identify need for long term care. Method: In 1997, 105 applicants for admission to St.Vincent de Paule were assessed for care needs. Details on the Application Form for admission were re-checked for reliability. Outcome was assessed after 3 months. Results: 59% of the Study Group findings did not agree with the Application Form findings in at least 1 of the 4 variables studied. 46% were unaware of the application. Unmet need was identified in applicants in the community (n=40) for: home help (15%); day care (10%); incontinence service (7%); telecare (5%); social worker (30%); physiotherapy (22%); occupational therapy (20%); and community nursing (7%). At the 3 month follow-up, 32% of the 41 admissions were found to be inappropriate. Conclusion: Pre admission assessment identifies more closely the actual needs of applicants to long term care. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Older people -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Institutional care -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | St. Vincent De Paul Residence (Luqa, Malta) | en_GB |
dc.title | Application for admission to a residential complex for older people | en_GB |
dc.type | masterThesis | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Malta | en_GB |
dc.publisher.department | Faculty for Social Wellbeing. Department of Gerontology & Dementia Studies | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | N/A | en_GB |
dc.contributor.creator | Dimech, Joseph (1999) | - |
Appears in Collections: | Dissertations - FacSoW - 1997-2010 Dissertations - FacSoWGer - 1997-2015 |
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