title: Skilled nursing facility admissions of nursing home residents with advanced dementia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the extent to which hospitalized nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia were admitted to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) after a qualifying hospitalization and to identify resident and nursing home characteristics associated with a greater likelihood of SNF admissions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cohort study using data from the Minimum Data Set, Medicare claims, and the On-line Survey Certification of Automated Records.
  
  
  METHODS
  United States, 2000-2006.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nursing home residents with advanced dementia aged 65 and older with a 3-day hospitalization (N = 4,177).
  
  
  METHODS
  The likelihood of SNF admission after hospitalization was calculated. Resident and nursing home factors associated with SNF admission were identified using hierarchical multivariable logistic regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-one percent of residents with advanced dementia were admitted to a SNF after their hospitalization. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement during hospitalization was strongly associated with SNF admission (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.31, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.85-2.88), as was better functional status (AOR = 1.21, 95% CI = 1.05-1.38). The presence of diabetes mellitus was associated with lower likelihood of SNF admission (AOR = 0.85, 95% CI = 0.73-0.99). Facility features significantly associated with SNF admission included more than 100 beds (AOR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.07-1.46), being part of a chain (AOR = 1.31, 95% CI = 1.14-1.50), urban location (AOR = 1.21, 95% CI = 1.03-1.41), and for-profit status (AOR = 1.28, 95% CI = 1.09-1.51).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The majority of nursing home residents with advanced dementia are admitted to SNFs after a qualifying hospitalization. SNF admission is strongly associated with PEG tube insertion during hospitalization and with nursing home factors. Efforts to optimize appropriate use of SNF services in individuals with advanced dementia should focus on these factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Jane L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Givens
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gozalo
authors.forename: Vince
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mor
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Teno
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013727:Terminal Care; D014481:United States
keywords: dementia; nursing home; skilled nursing facility