Every year there are more than 2 million days of improper hospitalization due to the difficulty in releasing the elderly alone, who leave the wards on average 5-7 days more than they should, with a cost of one and a half billion and clogging of the structures.
It is the burden that unduly falls on public health due to the shortcomings of the social assistance system, but also of the territorial health services that are poorly equipped to take care of these patients.
A survey conducted in 98 facilities by Fadoi, the scientific society of internal medicine, indicates that more than a week passes from the date of discharge indicated by the doctor to the actual exit date in 26.5% of cases, from 5 to 7 days in 39, 8% of patients, while another 28.6% stay two to four days longer than necessary.
75.5% of elderly patients remain in hospital improperly because they have no family member or caregiver able to assist them at home, while for 49% there is no possibility of entering an RSA.
64.3% extend hospitalization beyond what is necessary because there are no intermediate health facilities in the area while 22.4% have difficulty activating the Adi.