“…They are as equally as effective in delaying death, reducing average hospital stay and reducing institutionalisation as other comprehensive older people services and perform better than when no comprehensive service is provided (Forster et al, 2008). Despite this, dissatisfaction has been expressed with the instruments have been used to evaluate the success of day hospitals for older people, principally because they do not capture the variety of benefits thought to be delivered by the multidisciplinary services or are considered too complex to be used routinely (Black, 2000;Forster, Young & Langhorne, 1999;Stolee, Rockwood, Fox & Streiner, 1992).…”