Skilled Nursing Facility Rehabilitation Intensity and Successful Discharge in Persons with Dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Skilled therapies (STs), including audiology, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy, can address functional deficits in dementia. This study aims to quantify the association between ST and successful discharge after heart failure (HF) hospitalization in persons living with dementia.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting and participants

We included veterans with dementia (VwD) hospitalized for HF in Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and then admitted to non-VA skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) from January 2011 to June 2019.

Methods

Follow-up continued 120 days after SNF admission. We measured ST hours per week using MDS admission assessments. We defined successful discharge as SNF discharge occurring within 90 

SUBMITTER: Bayer TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12094069 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature