ABSTRACT
Objective This article is to explore the application of hospital in the new pattern of elderly health care service.Methods It takes 115 elderly who come from elderly health center as respondents , using questionnaire and inter-view, to study their satisfaction with the new pattern of elderly health care service , i.e.the combination of nursing , support and treatment , their living quality , happiness index and monthly average hospitalization expenses before their going to a nurs -ery and after.Results Their satisfactions are greatly increased after going to a nursery .Their living quality and happiness index are also higher when they go to a nursery (P<0.05, P<0.01), and the hospitalization expenses are lower after their going to a nursery (P<0.01).Conclusion Applying hospital in the new pattern of elderly health care service , elderly′s satisfactions with the new pattern of elderly health care service have been greatly increased , so have their living quality and happiness index .Meanwhile , the hospitalization expenses are also greatly decreased .The scope of the community has a cer-tain influence , and it is worth promoting .