Discharging older patients from home care: who decides and when?
Who is involved in the decisions to discharge patients from home care and how much lead-in time for planning is observed? How does the process of discharging patients from home care differ by reason for discharge? These questions are addressed in this study of 383 Medicare-funded patients discharged from home care agencies in central Ohio.
Nickel
J T
JT
Bureau of Community Long Term Care Services, Ohio Department of Human Services, USA.
Knapp
T R
TR
Medley
T
T
Chops
T
T
Caswell
R J
RJ
O'Connell
M
M
D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers; D019090:Case Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009726:Nurses; D009820:Ohio; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010358:Patient Participation; D010819:Physician's Role; D014481:United States