Correction to: BMC Geriatr

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1189-9

Following publication of the original article [1], we have been notified that acknowledgement should be added to the text of the articles. The Acknowledgement section should read as follows:

The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the Economic & Social Research Council (award ES/P009255/1, Sustainable Care: connecting people and systems, 2017–21, Principal Investigator Sue Yeandle, University of Sheffield). Prof Mark Hawley is a Theme Lead for the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Devices for Dignity MedTech Co-operative (MIC). The work of the Devices for Dignity MIC is funded by the NIHR. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.