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Objective To observe the effect of clinical intermediate care for elderly patients. Methods According to the diagnostic criteria and inclusion criteria, 200 elderly patients were randomly divided into experimental group (re = 100) and control group (n =1000). Elderly patients of tested group were managed with clinical intermediate care in hospital for 4 weeks, while patients of control group were at home. All patients were assessed 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 3 months and 6 months by comprehensive geriatric assessment after discharge. Results After intervention, indicators of comprehensive geriatric assessment in the experimental group were superior to those in the control group (P< 0.05). In the experimental group, indicators of elderly patients were continuously improved with time (P < 0.05). Conclusion Clinical intermediate care is contributive to the improvement of elderly patients' psychological states, body functions and the quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]