Measuring and improving the quality of home care

Published Date: 13 Mar 2023

This document outlines goals for improving the quality of care in nursing homes and provides recommendations to support these efforts.

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A structured transition from paediatric to adult epilepsy care is linked to improved seizure control between ages of 17 and 20 years in young people with epilepsy.

Black and Hispanic older adults are less likely than White older adults to receive timely diagnosis of dementia, with lower levels of education explaining a substantial proportion of this disparity.

In patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders, depression rather than pain shows the strongest association with healthcare costs.

Two new studies have identified risk factors that may be associated with the increasing incidence of colorectal cancer among younger Americans.

Labour turmoil threatens to overshadow NHS modernisation bill as Health Secretary Wes Streeting mulls leadership bid.

An at-home, mail-in, finger-stick blood test detected Alzheimer’s-related biomarkers associated with cognitive performance in older adults, raising the possibility of large-scale dementia risk screening outside clinical settings.

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