It is certain and established that overcrowding represents one of the main problems that has
been affecting global health and the functioning of the healthcare system in the last …

Background The prevalence of pressure ulcers particularly in the frail older adult population
continues to be high and very costly especially in those suffering from chronic diseases and …

Background: Substitutive hospital-level care in a patient's home may reduce cost, health
care use, and readmissions while improving patient experience, although evidence from …

Objectives To provide an overview of the safety and effectiveness of Hospital-at-Home
(HaH) according to programme type (early-supported discharge (ESD) vs admission …

Background: Pandemics disrupt traditional health care operations by overwhelming system
resource capacity but also create opportunities for care innovation. Objective: To describe …

Background: Delivering hospital-level care with comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA)
in the home is one approach to deal with the increased demand for bed-based hospital care …

Background Admission avoidance hospital at home provides active treatment by healthcare
professionals in the patient's home for a condition that otherwise would require acute …

Background Early discharge hospital at home is a service that provides active treatment by
healthcare professionals in the patient's home for a condition that otherwise would require …

Health and care services have failed to keep up with this dramatic demographic shift. The
NHS has designed hospital medical specialties around single organ diseases. Primary care …

Background Evidence of the benefits of engaging in physical activity (PA) is strong, yet the
number of older adults meeting the recommended 150 min/wk is low. Policy to increase …