Older adults often experience functional decline following acute medical care. This
functional decline may lead to permanent disability, which will increase the burden on the …

Taiwan is one of the fastest aging countries in the world. As such, the government has
developed various strategies to promote an age-friendly health-care system. Health services …

This article reports the results of an exploratory survey of nursing home care in 30 countries.
Most countries used either a social or nursing home model, with a physician model being …

Background While the field of rehabilitation has determined a common definition of
professional practice, legislators and healthcare professionals in various Western countries …

Objectives Geriatric inpatient rehabilitation aims to restore function, marked by physical
performance, to enable patients to return and remain home after hospitalization. However …

Background Many hospitalized older adults cannot be discharged because they lack the
health and social support to meet their post-acute care needs. Transitional care programs …

Background. Evidence supporting community hospital (CH)-based post-acute care (PAC) on
long-term mortality is lacking. Methods. A 4-week comprehensive geriatric assessment …

Background Reablement is a holistic and multidisciplinary intervention that can facilitate
achievement of service users' goals related to their independence in everyday activities …

Objective To explore how post-acute care (PAC) for stroke patients delivered by per-diem
payment system in varying hospitalization paths affects medical care utilization and …

Objectives To explore the association between orthostatic hypotension (OH) and frailty for
hospitalized older patients and their vulnerable subgroups. Design A prospective …