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This paper shows the health profile of users cared for in skilled nursing home care facilities, considering sociodemographic variables, clinical variables (multiple pathologies, functional capacity, cognitive impairment, risk of ulcers and falls) and variables associated with nursing burden. Data from computerized clinical records of 3,691 users admitted during 2012 were analysed. Results reveal that skilled nursing home care facilities face a complex task due to users’high multimorbidity, polypharmacy, functional dependency, cognitive impairment and specific health care needs. Data demonstrate the health role of skilled nursing home care facilities that function as an intermediate level of care whose work should be recognised.
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