Demographic changes caused by the global aging of the population are leading to increased
medical and care costs. Several models of care that avoid admission to general acute
care hospitals, increased medical costs, and poor outcomes after hospitalization are
being explored. Ribbink et al
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reported on the subacute care unit (SCU) in Spain and the acute geriatric care hospital
(AGCH) in the Netherlands as intermediate care units that provided an alternative
to admission to a general hospital. In the present letter, we introduce the characteristics
and outcomes of community-based integrated care units (CICUs) in Japan, which function
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Published online: April 21, 2021
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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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