Respiratory distress has been the most common cause of near-term hospital readmission for patients with COVID-19, investigators said.
Providers are not reporting all falls on the MDS: study
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 02, 2020
A new study suggests that nursing home providers could be vastly underreporting major-injury falls in the Minimum Data Set, which the Nursing Home Compare website uses to report nursing home performance.
More home care needed for heart patients, study finds
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 04, 2019
Heart patients are less likely to return to a hospital after a skilled nursing discharge if they are prescribed home care, a new study has found.
Infographic: 10 highest/lowest percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department...
Oct 16, 2019
Dementia increases risk for hospital readmission by 20%
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2014
Seniors are more likely to be rehospitalized within 30 days of discharge if they have dementia, and the risk increases if they are taking an antipsychotic medication, according to recently published research.
Pressure ulcers have been on the decline, agency reports
By
Brett Bakshis
Apr 01, 2011
Providers caring for both long- and short-stay nursing home residents saw improvements in rates of pressure sores over most of the last decade, according to a recent report from the Agency for Healthcare...