Cuidados domiciliários

St George's hospital

(...) Assessing people at home after a hospital stay would not be any cheaper than assessing them in hospital - both cost around £150 a day - but it would be more cost-effective and humane, as thousands of patients would be able to continue living independently instead of going into an institution, says Philp. link
'It's about bringing the hospital into the home, so that the person would have fairly continuous care, with nurses and physiotherapists coming in each day,' he said. He estimates that the 300,000 people in nursing homes could be reduced by a third. At present, more than half the people in residential care are taken there directly from a hospital ward and are given little choice.

guardian 29.07.07