Abstract
Eighty six totally dependent inpatients due to cerebrovascular diseases ranging 70-89 years of age (44 men, 42 women) were examined and the following results were obtained.
I. Discharge placements:
1) Percentage of discharge to home was 26.7% (23 cases) and are decreasing in recent years.
2) Percentage of movement in other institutions was 73.3% (63 cases).
a) Most of the cases moved in geriatric hospitals for long stay (49 cases).
b) Most of the cases without relatives moved in nursing homes (p<0.01).
c) The cases in the seventies moved in hospitals for rehabilitation more than those in eighties (p<0.1)
II. Determing factors for discharge to home (p<0.01 or 0.05):
1) Patients in good condition.
2) Home doctors in existence.
3) Main and sub-attendants in existence.
4) Agreement or praise on home care by family members and acquaintances.
5) Living together with family members before hospitalization.
6) Private room for each patient in existence.
