Patient and caregiver characteristics and nursing home placement in patients with dementia.

By Kristine Yaffe, P. Fox, R. Newcomer, L. Sands, K. Lindquist, K. Dane, K. Covinsky. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2002

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Caregiver burden among dementia patient caregivers: A review of the literature (2008, background): “Those behaviors that createdmore physical stress on caregivers such as increased nighttime activity, incontinence, immobility, and difficulty in walking were predictors of NHP (Hope et al., 1998).”
The Role of Healthcare Robots for Older People at Home: A Review (2014, background): “In many cases, the older person has to be admitted to an elder care facility as their needs cannot be properly addressed in the community [73].”
Hospitalization-associated disability: "She was probably able to ambulate, but I'm not sure". (2011, background): “Whether patients will be able to live at home will depend not only on their capacity but also on their social support, resources, and environment.(59) Planning for a patient’s return to home should include assessing whether the patient can successfully accomplish ADLs alone or with available support”