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Medical services for older people in nursing homes — Comparing services in England and The Netherlands

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As Europe faces an ageing population with increasing pressure on long term care, it is important for different systems to be compared and contrasted for the benefit of all. We compare long term care in the Netherlands to England, by examining the different care models, in terms of patient outcomes, quality of care, continuity of care and funding.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing, University of Nottingham, Medical School, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, England

    S. Conroy

  2. Head Section of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Room D442, PO BOX 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    T. Van Der Cammen

  3. Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands

    J. Schols

  4. Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    J. Schols

  5. Antonius Binnenweg Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    R. Van Balen

  6. Frankeland Schiedam Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    P. Peteroff

  7. Cambridge, England

    T. Luxton

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Conroy, S., Van Der Cammen, T., Schols, J. et al. Medical services for older people in nursing homes — Comparing services in England and The Netherlands. J Nutr Health Aging 13, 559–563 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-009-0107-9

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