Impact of skilled nursing facility quality on Medicare beneficiaries with dementia: Evidence from vacancies.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

People living with dementia are less likely to be admitted to high-rated nursing homes than people without dementia, despite their increased care needs. We investigated the effect of admission to nursing homes with higher staffing ratings on adverse outcomes for individuals with and without dementia post-hospitalization.

Methods

Among Traditional Medicare beneficiaries discharged to nursing homes between 2011 and 2017, we examined the relationship between facility staffing star-ratings and short-term readmission and mortality using an instrumental variables approach to account for selection bias. The instrumental variables were the number of nearby vacant beds in high-rated facilities.

Results

Admission to a higher-rated nursing home lowered post-discharg

SUBMITTER: Kosar CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11667497 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature