Community Discharge of Nursing Home Residents: The Role of Facility Characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Using a socio-ecological model, this study examines the influence of facility characteristics on the transition of nursing home residents to the community after a short stay (within 90 days of admission) or long stay (365 days of admission) across states with different long-term services and supports systems.

Data source

Data were drawn from the Minimum Data Set, the federal Online Survey, Certification, and Reporting (OSCAR) database, the Area Health Resource File, and the LTCFocUs.org database for all free-standing, certified nursing homes in California (n = 1,127) and Florida (n = 657) from July 2007 to June 2008.

Study design

Hierarchical generalized linear models were used to examine the impact of facility characteristics on the probability of transitio

SUBMITTER: Holup AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4799895 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature