New care home admission following hospitalisation: How do older people, families and professionals make decisions about discharge destination? A case study narrative analysis.

Aims And Objectives: To gain an in-depth understanding of the decision-making processes involved in the discharge of older people admitted to hospital from home and discharged to a care home, as described in the case records.

Background: The decision for an older person to move into a care home is significant and life-changing. The discharge planning literature for older people highlights the integral role of nurses in supporting and facilitating effective discharge.

New institutionalisation following acute hospital admission: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: institutionalisation following acute hospital admission is common and yet poorly described, with policy documents advising against this transition.

Objective: to characterise the individuals admitted to a care home on discharge from an acute hospital admission and to describe their assessment.

Design And Setting: a retrospective cohort study of people admitted to a single large Scottish teaching hospital.