Analysis of Functional Recovery in Older Adults Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities and Then Home.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although many older adults are discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) after hospitalization, rates of patients recovery afterward are unknown.

Objective

To examine postacute functional recovery among older adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study was conducted among older adults treated in SNFs, then at home with home health care (HHC). Participants were a 5% random sample of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries discharged to community HHC after SNF stay from 2014 to 2016 with continuous part A and B enrollment in the prior 6 months. Medicare claims data from 2014 to 2016 were used, including inpatient, SNF, hospice, HHC, outpatient, carrier, and durable medical equipment data and Minimum Data Set (MDS) and Outcome Assessment I

SUBMITTER: Shi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9412223 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature