TY - JOUR KW - Aged KW - Alcoholism/diagnosis/epidemiology/prevention & control KW - Continuity of Patient Care/organization & administration KW - Critical Pathways/organization & administration KW - Geriatric Assessment/methods KW - Great Britain/epidemiology KW - Health Services Accessibility/organization & administration KW - Health Services for the Aged/organization & administration KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Mass Screening/organization & administration KW - Needs Assessment/organization & administration KW - Nursing Assessment/organization & administration KW - Patient-Centered Care/organization & administration KW - State Medicine/organization & administration KW - Substance Abuse Detection AU - C. Wallace A1 - AB - Alcohol misuse in older adults has been referred to as a'silent epidemic'. National strategies for substance misuse advocate an integrated approach to care. This article considers the principles of an integrated assessment for older people who misuse alcohol and how this approach can improve access to services for older adults. BT - Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987) C5 - General Literature CP - 33 CY - England IS - 33 JF - Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987) N2 - Alcohol misuse in older adults has been referred to as a'silent epidemic'. National strategies for substance misuse advocate an integrated approach to care. This article considers the principles of an integrated assessment for older people who misuse alcohol and how this approach can improve access to services for older adults. PP - England PY - 2010 SN - 0029-6570; 0029-6570 SP - 51 EP - 7; quiz 58 EP - T1 - Integrated assessment of older adults who misuse alcohol T2 - Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987) TI - Integrated assessment of older adults who misuse alcohol U1 - General Literature U2 - 20461924 VL - 24 VO - 0029-6570; 0029-6570 Y1 - 2010 ER -