The proportions of old people and people suffering from dementia are steadily increasing in industrial societies. Consequently, the number of people depending on institutional care is growing. Such care is provided in general hospitals, geriatric hospitals, nursing homes, private homes, senior residences, and by the families. Obviously, there are large differences in costs and efficacy of these various types of care.
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Porzsolt, F. et al. (2006). New Instrument to Describe Indicators of Well-Being in Old Old Patients with Severe Dementia: Vienna List. In: Porzsolt, F., Kaplan, R.M. (eds) Optimizing Health: Improving the Value of Healthcare Delivery. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-33921-4_8
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