Home-based Acute Care for Older Persons Initiated by the Emergency Medical and Ambulance Services - a Retrospective Observation of Effects on Healthcare Utilisation and Mortality

Inclusion Criteria: * Contact with the emergency number (112), followed by either a telephone assessment by the Emergency Medical Dispatch Centre or an in-home assessment by an ambulance nurse * Home-based acute care a weekday between 8 AM - 4 PM * Emergency-department care weeknight 4 PM - 8 AM or weekends * Registered residence in one of the municipalities of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Partille, or Härryda Exclusion Criteria: * Immediate conditions requiring hospital care * Care at the emergency department or by a mobile primary care team occurring more than 24 hours after assessment by the Emergency Medical Dispatch Centre or ambulance services * Individuals who have already been assessed by a physician and/or have a written referral to the emergency department