Acute health care services use among nursing home residents in Germany: a comparative analysis of out-of-hours medical care, emergency department visits and acute hospital admissions.

Alexander Maximilian FassmerFalk Hoffmann

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2019)

Our findings revealed high acute health care services use among NH residents in Germany and differences among the three available services. This information can be used to design studies for investigating the appropriateness of these contacts.

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