Skilled nursing facilityBackground Long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) use varies considerably across the U.S., which may reflect uncertainty about the effectiveness of LTACHs vs. skilled nursing facilities (SNF), the principal post-acute care alternative. Given that LTACHs provide more intensive...
Selecting a Skilled Nursing Facility for Post-Acute Care: The Patient and Family Perspective Running Title: Skilled Nursing Facility Selectiondoi:10.1111/jgs.14988discharge planning, nursing home, decision-makingBackground/ObjectivesThis research seeks to describe patients' experiences during the hospital ...
Older adults with ESRD often receive care in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) after an acute hospitalization; however, little is known about acute care use after SNF discharge to home.This study used Medicare claims for North and South Carolina to identify patients with ESRD who were discharged...
Because the majority of long-stay residents have their stay covered by Medicaid at a significantly lower rate than Medicare reimbursement for post–acute care, shifting residents to skilled status was an opportunity to increase revenue to the nursing facility as well as a chance to get more ...
To compare discharge outcomes, postdischarge health care use, and death rates among patients treated in a postacute geriatric rehabilitation unit (GRU) housed within a skilled nursing facility (SNF) with those treated in a traditional SNF. Retrospective observational pilot study. Two similar SNFs we...
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LOS, length of stay, SNF, skilled nursing facility. Discussion The combination of an aging population and increasing indications for hepatic surgery may drive the need for more individuals to utilize a SNF for post-acute care.9, 10, 11 The quality of the SNF may also differentially affect pos...
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The national Medicare Advantage beneficiary admissions to nursing homes increased by 21.2% in 2021, and Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) admissions in the sector decreased by 13.8% between 2022 and 2023. Trella Health captured this data in its post-acute care industry trend report for 2024, confir...
Levy, MD, PhD JAMA Internal Medicine Key Points Question How are patient outcomes and Medicare spending affected by the decision to discharge patients to home with home health care vs to a skilled nursing facility for postacute care? Findings In a cohort study of Medicare data of more than ...