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ALVAREZ LOPEZ, Óscar; HERNANDEZ OVEJERO, Hilario; GALAN CABELLO, Carlos María  e  ECHEVARRIA PEREZ, Paloma. Suitability of assessment degree of care dependency to determine admission to a public Nursing Home of the Region of Madrid. Gerokomos [online]. 2014, vol.25, n.1, pp.23-27. ISSN 1134-928X.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1134-928X2014000100006.

Objective: To assess the dependency's level of users admitted to a Public Residence of the Regional Welfare Service, comparing the results obtained with the Official Rating Scale, the Barthel Index and the Functional Classification Instrument Resident (based in the RAI-NH 2.0). Method: Descriptive, observational, including all the incomes that occurred in the Center's first year of study, and reassessing the discordant cases annually. Conclusions: The Official Scale ranked higher levels of dependence on a high percentage of users.

Palavras-chave : Aged; geriatric assessment; activities of daily living; nursing home.

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