Kings Fund, 6th March 2014
- "Our fragmented health and care system is not meeting the needs of older people, who are most likely to suffer problems with co-ordination of care and delays in transitions between services."
- This report sets out a framework and tools to help local service leaders improve the care they provide for older people across nine key components as follows:
- Healthy, active ageing and supporting independence
- Living well with simple or stable long-term conditions
- Living well with complex co-morbidities, dementia and frailty
- Rapid support close to home in times of crisis
- Good acute hospital care when needed
- Good discharge planning and post-discharge support
- Good rehabilitation and re-ablement after acute illness or injury
- High-quality nursing and residential care for those who need it
- Choice, control and support towards the end of life
