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Hi, Catherine. Maybe try searching under some of the things that can lead to death (especially in the frail elderly), such as falls, malnutrition and/or dehydration (from not wanting to eat/drink), deterioration, functional decline, depression, encephalopathy. Look for studies mentioning any of these conditions in a new environment. I'd like to see your results; please share. Take care, Tanya Tanya Feddern-Bekcan, MLIS, AHIP, MOT, OTR/L formerly Tanya Feddern [log in to unmask] Occupational Therapist and Medical Librarian They do random drug checks; why don't they do random hand swabs to see which unhygienic healthcare providers are killing their patients by spreading deadly infection? "A library without a librarian is a reading room." -- Jenny Garcia of the University of Wyoming, MLS, AHIP "Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world." -- Voltaire "If your day didn't include making someone smile, you're doing it wrong" -- Anonymous On Thursday, February 6, 2014, Fisher Catherine(RLN) City Hospitals Sunderland - Trust Librarian <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I have been asked an unusual question for which I am struggling to find > definitive research evidence. > > > > A clinician has been approached in regard to the closure of a residential > care home. The perceived wisdom is that moving elderly residents is so > unsettling they can die. I have heard this said of course but finding any > published information in support of it is proving difficult. I have found > some info on the usual databases but wondered if anyone had any ideas for > other sources or had come across this topic before? > > > > With thanks > > Catherine > > > > > > > > Catherine Fisher > > Trust Librarian > > > > [log in to unmask]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);> > > > > Library, Education Centre > > City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust > > Kayll Road, > > Sunderland > > SR4 7TP > > Tel: 0191 5656256 Ext 42577 > > Fax: 0191 5699786 > > > > > > > > > > > -- Tanya Feddern-Bekcan, MLIS, AHIP, MOT, OTR/L formerly Tanya Feddern [log in to unmask] Occupational Therapist and Medical Librarian They do random drug checks; why don't they do random hand swabs to see which unhygienic healthcare providers are killing their patients by spreading deadly infection? "A library without a librarian is a reading room." -- Jenny Garcia of the University of Wyoming, MLS, AHIP "Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world." -- Voltaire "If your day didn't include making someone smile, you're doing it wrong" -- Anonymous