Claire Goodman: ‘We need to know how best to provide healthcare in care homes’

January 31, 2014

(Nursing Times) – In England, most long-term care for older people is provided by independent care homes. These older people are often in the last years of life, have a degree of cognitive impairment and live with multiple health and social care needs. They rely on primary care services for medical care and access to nursing, specialist services and secondary care.