Intermediate care for older people - an implementation

Abstract

Intermediate care services are being developed in England and elsewhere to provide an integrated health and social care model for older people with sub-acute illness and/or needing rehabilitation. A more rapid implementation of these services might be achieved if the practical service development issues were better understood.

A literature review of interprofessional working and intermediate care in the UK

“…An article written by Young et al. (2003) describes an evaluation of the development and introduction of an intermediate care service.…”

“…An article written byYoung et al (2003) describes an evaluation of the development and introduction of an intermediate care service. Several themes were identified including practical difficulties, such as delays in the development of services.…”