Frijters D, Ribbe M W, van Mens J T
Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr. 1987 Feb;18(1):15-20.
For general and specific planning purposes in nursing homes it is necessary to know the number of beds available for the different groups of patients. The length of stay of patients, however, varies substantially. This makes it difficult to calculate the numbers and types of beds which will be available at any given moment. By drawing the dividing line between a short and a long stay at six months we are able to discuss factors concerning length of stay more lucidly. According to this criterion, 64.9% of the somatic patients discharged in 1984 were short-stay patients, compared with 31.3% short-stay psychogeriatric patients. The total number of beds needed for short-stay patients in 1984 amounted to 34.4% of the total number of beds available for somatic patients and 12.5% of the beds available for psychogeriatric patients. The precise figures vary considerably between nursing homes. This variation is greater for somatic than for psychogeriatric patients.
出于养老院总体规划和具体规划的目的，有必要了解不同患者群体可使用的床位数。然而，患者的住院时间差异很大。这使得计算在任何给定时刻可用的床位数量和类型变得困难。通过将短期和长期住院的分界线划定为六个月，我们能够更清晰地讨论与住院时间有关的因素。根据这一标准，1984年出院的躯体疾病患者中有64.9%为短期住院患者，相比之下，老年精神科短期住院患者的比例为31.3%。1984年短期住院患者所需的床位总数占躯体疾病患者可用床位总数的34.4%，占老年精神科患者可用床位的12.5%。不同养老院的精确数字差异很大。躯体疾病患者的这种差异比老年精神科患者更大。
