Long-Stay Nursing Facility Resident Transfers: Who Gets Admitted to the Hospital?
Kathleen T UnroeJeffrey M CaterinoTimothy E StumpWanzhu TuJennifer L CarnahanJoshua R VestGreg A SachsSusan E HickmanPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)
Some presenting symptoms and other characteristics are more associated with ED only treatment versus hospitalization. A knowledge of who is likely to receive ED only care could prompt adoption of targeted resources and protocols to further reduce these types of transfer events. Opportunity may exist in the ED as well to reduce hospitalizations and increase discharges back to the facility.