Low-care cases in long-term care settings: variation among nations

摘要

Conclusion: although long-term care settings differ, making comparison by country difficult, the use of the same standard assessment form makes it possible to compare the may reasons for institutionalization. Method: residents of long-term care settings without major activity of daily living (ADL) deficits are often referred To as 'low-care cases' and are deemed inappropriately placed in an institution. We compare the prevalence and Characteristics of this population in Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Sweden and the USA, using the Resident Assessment Instrument Minimum Data Set.