The Quality of Medical Care Provided to Vulnerable Community-Dwelling Older Patients

2003397 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Neil S. Wenger · RAND Corporation

David H. Solomon · RAND Corporation

Carol P. Roth · RAND Corporation

Catherine H. MacLean · RAND Corporation

Debra Saliba · RAND Corporation

Caren Kamberg · RAND Corporation

Laurence Z. Rubenstein ·

Abstract

Care for vulnerable elders falls short of acceptable levels for a wide variety of conditions. Care for geriatric conditions is much less optimal than care for general medical conditions.

Topics & Keywords

Health and Wellbeing Research Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Internal Medicine

Volume 139, Issue 9, pp. 740-747

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-139-9-200311040-00008

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