Factors Influencing Admission Decisions in Skilled Nursing Facilities: Retrospective Quantitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Occupancy rates within skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in the United States have reached a record low. Understanding drivers of occupancy, including admission decisions, is critical for assessing the recovery of the long-term care sector as a whole. We provide the first comprehensive analysis of financial, clinical, and operational factors that impact whether a patient referral to an SNF is accepted or denied, using a large health informatics database.

Objective

Our key objectives were to describe the distribution of referrals sent to SNFs in terms of key referral- and facility-level features; analyze key financial, clinical, and operational variables and their relationship to admission decisions; and identify the key potential reasons behind referral decisions

SUBMITTER: Strickland C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10233428 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature