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5723734

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5633
pubmed:dateCreated
1969-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
Recent changes in the age structure of the mental hospital population in the Birmingham Region are first examined. The proportion of patients aged 65 and over of the total in residence has steadily increased and at the end of 1967 was 43%, and more than half the female patients are now in this age group.Admissions of elderly persons to both psychiatric and general hospitals have increased, and these hospitals have responded to the increased demand on their services by increasing bed-turnover rates. During 1967 on average one-fifth of all patients occupying beds for acute cases (excluding maternity) were 65 years of age or over.In the geriatric hospital service, on the other hand, accommodation per head of the population decreased between 1961 and 1967, as did the total annual number of admissions and the rate of turnover. This suggests that the geriatric service is overstretched and that it is under-organized, understaffed, or undercapitalized-possibly all three. The enforced expedient of admitting "excess" elderly patients to mental hospitals does not recommend itself.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0007-1447
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
763-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-10-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1968
pubmed:articleTitle
Changing use of hospital beds by the elderly.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article