Optimal NHS service delivery to care homes: a realist evaluation of the features and mechanisms that support effective working for the continuing care of older people in residential settings

Background: Care homes are the institutional providers of long-term care for older people. The OPTIMAL study argued that it is probable that there are key activities within different models of health-care provision that are important for residents’ health care. Objectives: To understand ‘what wor...

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Main Authors: Goodman, Claire, Davies, Sue L., Gordon, Adam L., Dening, Tom, Gage, Heather, Meyer, Julienne, Schneider, Justine M., Bell, Brian, Jordan, Jake, Martin, Finbarr C., Iliffe, Steve, Bowman, Clive, Gladman, John R.F., Victor, Christina, Mayrhofer, Andrea, Handley, Melanie, Zubair, Maria
Format: Article
Published: NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme 2017
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48082/