Table 1.
Summary data for the first 100 patients pulled from the emergency department to the medical day hospital.
| Demographics | Elements of CGA achieved | Outcome | Re-attendance within 7 days | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 85 | Consultant geriatrician | 100 | Discharged | No | 88 | |
| Domicile: | Elderly care nurse | 100 | No follow-up | 58 | |||
| Own home | 87 | Medication review | 100 | With further input | 34 | Yes (same problem) | |
| Residential home | 11 | Therapy input | 44 | Total | 92 | Admitted (NB all falls) | 7 |
| Nursing home | 1 | Admitted | Discharged | 1 | |||
| Community bed | 1 | Direct to elderly | 6 | Yes (different problem) | |||
| Median clinical frailty scale 4 | 5 | To other ward areas | 2 | Admitted | 1 | ||
| (frailty data for last 35 patients only) | Total | 8 | Discharged | 3 | |||
CGA = comprehensive geriatric assessment