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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 6 Nursing of elderly patients [Keywords:] in elderly patients, community care, nursing With the progress of society on the health needs of people increasing, while the aging of the population more and more problems, not just their own affairs and the elderly, but also derive a series of elderly health care, social services, quality of life and other social problem. elderly patients of community health services care is an integral part. Nurses should follow the medical model, and from hospitals to the community, as individuals, families, and provide direct, continuous, comprehensive, convenient, fast, economic, high-quality of care [1] and nursing education in various aspects, Health Ministry. community care is the application of public health and nursing theory to prevent disease, protect the community, for the purpose of health promotion and application of advanced holistic approach, directly to the individuals, families and groups to provide continuous, comprehensive care services [2] According to the World Health Organization, by 2000 the elderly over 65 years the world has been close to 6 million, of which over 60 years old in China has reached 130 million. As China’s society, “aging” of the arrival of elderly in community care will be one of the important target. The author of care for the elderly in nursing are summarized below. An emphasis on observation of the disease Age-related diseases of the disease and more community nurses to be diligent observation, early detection of condition changes; old long course of disease, the nurse should be aware of the disease, the elderly common disease prevention and control for health guidance, targeted introduce some treatment, care and rehabilitation of the disease the basic knowledge to help patients understand the disease correctly, foster the confidence to overcome the disease, and enhance self-care ability. establish health files, understand the community’s health status of eac