The age-friendly hospital
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2016.09.024
- VernacularTitle:老年友善医院
- Author:
Huiping SONG
;
Zheng CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Age-friendly;
Hospitals;
Aging
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2016;35(9):1018-1021
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Population aging is a problem confronting many countries around the world and poses grim challenges to the conventional healthcare model.The measure proposal by WHO,the establishment of age-friendly community-based primary healthcare centers and medical institutions,is both practical and feasible,based on which many countries have formulated implementation frameworks.In China,it is of paramount importance to promote the development of age-friendly hospitals,especially geriatric specialty hospitals,rehabilitation hospitals and nursing homes,in the healthcare sector.Integrated care services offered by age-friendly hospitals can help reduce complications,improve care quality and patient satisfaction,and cut costs,benefiting elderly patients and their families and ultimately moving the healthcare reform forward.
