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Frail aged persons residing in South African homes for the aged who require hospitalisation. Part II. Rural areas
S Whittaker1, F R Prinsloo, C L Wicht
1Administration House of Assembly, Department of Health Services and Welfare, Bellville, CP.
Abstract:
The numbers and characteristics of white residents identified by medical and nursing staff to require more staff time and/or expertise and/or medical equipment than was available in rural homes for the aged in the Orange Free State were assessed. In the opinion of institution staff, 12.6% of extremely infirm aged persons would benefit by admission to a hospital catering for the chronically ill. The conditions affecting these residents are described and recommendations relating to their management are made.