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New Institutionalization in Long‐Term Care After Hospital Discharge to Skilled Nursing Facility

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Approximately half of individuals newly admitted to long‐term care (LTC) nursing homes (NHs) experienced a prior hospitalization followed by discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF). The objective was to… Click to show full abstract

Approximately half of individuals newly admitted to long‐term care (LTC) nursing homes (NHs) experienced a prior hospitalization followed by discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF). The objective was to examine characteristics associated with new institutionalizations of older adults on this care trajectory.

Keywords: long term; nursing facility; term care; discharge skilled; skilled nursing

Journal Title: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Year Published: 2018

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