[Changes in the residence of elderly people after hospitalization in the Integrated Community Care Ward].

Aim: When elderly people return to their daily lives after inpatient treatment, they may be offered a chance to change the residence to which they are accustomed. The present study clarified the changes in the residence of elderly patients through an Integrated Community Care Ward (ICCW).

Subjects And Methods: Patients were admitted to and discharged from the ICCW (53 beds) of Hospital A, located in a city with a population of 30,000 and an aging rate of 37%, for 2 years from April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2020.