A new article in the Gerontological Society of America has highlighted the growing number of elderly patients whose general health has deteriorated in hospital irrespective of their original ailment. In SAN FRANCISCO , 44 percent of patients over 85 return home more disabled than when they left, according to experts. Improving care for older patients requires an investment that hospital administrators are not always willing to make, experts said. This means that many seniors are unable to look after themselves once they leave hospital meaning they need assistance with everyday tasks. How hospitals treat elderly patients is becoming more of an issue since, according to the federal government. only about 200 seniors are hospitalized 2010 .
A new article in the Gerontological Society of America has highlighted the growing number of elderly patients whose general health has deteriorated in hospital irrespective of their original ailment. In SAN FRANCISCO , 44 percent of patients over 85 return home more disabled than when they left, according to experts. This means that many seniors are unable to look after themselves once they leave hospital meaning they need assistance with everyday tasks. How hospitals treat elderly patients is becoming more of an issue since, according to the federal government. only about 200 seniors are hospitalized 2010 .