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

• Main Authors: Claire Goodman (Author), Sue L Davies (Author), Adam L Gordon (Author), Tom Dening (Author), Heather Gage (Author), Julienne Meyer (Author), Justine Schneider (Author), Brian Bell (Author), Jake Jordan (Author), Finbarr Martin (Author), Steve Iliffe (Author), Clive Bowman (Author), John RF Gladman (Author), Christina Victor (Author), Andrea Mayrhofer (Author), Melanie Handley (Author), Maria Zubair (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 'w...