Relationship between Functional Improvement and Cognition in Short-Stay Nursing Home Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Improving function is an important outcome of postacute care in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), but cognitive impairment can limit a resident's ability to improve during a postacute care stay. Our objective was to examine the association between residents' cognitive status on admission and change in self-care and mobility during a Medicare-covered SNF stay.

Design

Retrospective analysis of Medicare beneficiaries who had a new SNF stay between January and June 2017.

Setting

SNFs in the United States.

Participants

Newly admitted residents with Medicare-covered SNF stays between January and June 2017 (n = 246 395).

Measurements

Residents' self-care and mobility at SNF admission and discharge were determined using items from Section GG (eating,

SUBMITTER: Loomer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6402985 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature