The impact of ageing on hospital care and long-term care—the example of Germany
Health PolicyPublished 16 July 2003
Erika Schulz, Reiner Leidl, Hans‐Helmut König
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Changes in the number and disease structure of hospital days due to population ageing will require reorganisation and restructuring of hospital departments, and in the case of long-term care a high increase in professional home care and institutional care will be required.
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Changes in the number and disease structure of hospital days due to population ageing will require reorganisation and restructuring of hospital departments. In the case of long-term care a high increase in professional home care and institutional care will be required. Health policy has to take into account these developments in order to adequately deal with future demand for these services.
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