Admissions to skilled nursing facilities from assisted living facilities.
Minimum Data Set data from 15,977 residents were analyzed to investigate the reasons older adults were admitted to skilled nursing facilities from assisted living facilities. Residents admitted from assisted living facilities, private homes, hospitals, and hospitals with previous assisted living facility residence were compared. Findings suggest that residents admitted from assisted living facilities are more likely to be older, to have diagnoses of dementia and depression, and to be placed in Alzheimer's special care units.
Aud
Myra A
MA
Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri - Columbia, MO 65211, USA. audm@health.missouri.edu
Rantz
Marilyn J
MJ
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D001168:Arthritis / Q000453:epidemiology; D040561:Assisted Living Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003704:Dementia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000145:classification; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006293:Health Promotion; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008923:Missouri / Q000453:epidemiology; D009017:Morbidity; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018579:Patient Selection; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*