Do social networks affect the use of residential aged care among older Australians?
Open Access
- 4 October 2007
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Geriatrics
- Vol. 7 (1), 24
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-7-24
Abstract
Older people's social networks with family and friends can affect residential aged care use. It remains unclear if there are differences in the effects of specific (with children, other relatives, friends and confidants) and total social networks upon use of low-level residential care and nursing homes.Keywords
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