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compared to clients in Sauðárkrókur. Solitude during the day and
impairment of short-term memory were similar in both akranes
and Sauðárkrókur. about half of the clients in both locations suf-
fered shortness of breath or breathing difficulty, the majority of
clients felt tired (90%) and a third of the clients had a fall in the
preceding 90 days. More clients in Sauðárkrókur needed assistance
with medication. There was no significant difference in client al-
location into MaPLe classes in akranes and Sauðárkrókur. The
clients in Sauðárkrókur did not receive services in the evening from
home care nursing and services neither in the evening nor in the
weekend from the social home services. This type of services was
however available in akranes.
Conclusion: The results suggest that the interrai-hC initial as-
sessment and MaPLe service categories could provide home care
nursing and social home services with a good overview of clients
health status and need for services.
Keywords: Old people, interrai-hC initial assessment, MaPLe,
home care, social home services.
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