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Comparative Study
[Retrospective analysis of health variables in a Reykjavík nursing home 1983-2002 (corrected)].
A municipal nursing home with 68 beds in Reykjavík, opened in mid-year 1982. ⋯ This retrospective analysis indicates increasing frailty in nursing home patients admitted over a period of 20 years. With time the residents are more often admitted directly from a hospital rather than from an individual dwelling. Most deaths took place in the nursing home and were preceded with informal or formal palliative care directives, which was a significant change over time. The data indicates growing efficiency in the nursing home selection processes due to the NHPA and improvements in holistic geriatric care. This development is in keeping with the Icelandic health care policy for elderly people to stay longer in their own home with access to a nursing home placement when needed.