Correction: BMC Geriatrics (2024) 24:283

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04903-8

After publication of this article, the authors reported that the last part of the last sentence in the abstract, section ‘Conclusions’ ‘thereby avoiding unnecessary emergency admistion and helping.’ should have read ‘thereby avoiding unnecessary emergency admission and helping to alleviate emergency department overcrowding.’

The original article has been updated by the authors.