Falls among top reasons for transfers from continuing care to acute care hospitals in Canada.
There are limited data on the quality and safety of care for residents in continuing care settings. An analysis of the main reasons why residents, 75 and older, of continuing care facilities are transferred to acute care demonstrates that two of the top three reasons for transfers result from potentially avoidable events.
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002170:Canada; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D010360:Patient Transfer