title: Convalescence at home following hospitalization among persons 55 years of age and older, United States - july 1966-june 1967.
abstract: The data in this report describe the hospital and convalescent experience of older patients discharged to the home folIowing hospitalization in short-stay hospitals and surviving to the time of interview. An estimated 6.2 million discharges, involving 1 night or more of inpatient stay in short-stay hospitals, occurred in the U.S. civilian, noninstitutional population aged 55 years and over during an average 12-month period ending during July 1966-J une 1967 (table A). Among each 1,000 persons 55 years of age and over in the civilian, noninstitutional population, there was an average of 178.3 discharges from short-stay hospitals during the average 12-month period. Of these, 96.8 percent returned home following their discharge from the hospital. With advancing age, the rate of short-stay hospital discharges per 1,000 population increased, but the percent of those discharged to the home decreased slightly.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Gleeson